St. Patrick has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the St. Rita Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, St. Patrick came up short against St. Laurence and fell 24-13. While losing is never fun, the Shamrocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Vikings are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, while St. Rita put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Leo. St. Rita simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Leo 42-0 on the road.
Steven Armbruster looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes, while also punching in two touchdowns on the ground.
St. Rita didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Andrew Elwood and Kyle Keyser.
St. Patrick dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Rita, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
St. Patrick was dealt a bruising 27-0 loss at the hands of St. Rita in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. Can St. Patrick avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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