Football Preview: Notre Dame Prep Saints vs. Verrado Vipers
The Notre Dame Prep Saints will head out to square off against the Verrado Vipers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Notre Dame Prep is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Notre Dame Prep will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They took a blow against Desert Mountain, falling 35-0. Having soared to a lofty 51 points in the game before, the Saints' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Verrado had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 17-10 win over the Scorpions.
Jack Isidore was his usual excellent self, rushing for 216 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 50 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 110 rushing yards.
Verrado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Desert Edge only rushed for 76.
Verrado wouldn't let Desert Edge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Verrado can thank Trig Riefkohl and Travier Tucker for forcing both of them.
Verrado's record now sits at 8-2. As for Notre Dame Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Notre Dame Prep came up short against Verrado when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 21-14. Can Notre Dame Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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