Football Preview: St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish vs. Ursuline Fighting Irish
St. Vincent-St. Mary is 8-1 against Ursuline since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish will square off against the Ursuline Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Vincent-St. Mary has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Ursuline will arrive with five straight victories.
St. Vincent-St. Mary is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Elyria Catholic 28-22.
Meanwhile, Ursuline's offense rose to the challenge against a Falcons defense that boasted an average of only 12.33 points allowed on Friday. Ursuline beat Austintown-Fitch by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 35-0. The Fighting Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Dc Ferrell went supernova for Ursuline, throwing for 254 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes. Devonte Taylor did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 130 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Ursuline's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Aj Snyder and Drake Campbell, who racked up four sacks between them.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Ursuline, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
St. Vincent-St. Mary lost to Ursuline on the road by a decisive 34-20 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can St. Vincent-St. Mary avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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