The St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish will venture away from home to square off against the Harding Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Walsh Jesuit on Friday. They were beaten by the Warriors 52-0. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Warriors are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, Harding didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Perry on Friday, but they still walked away with a 15-9 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Among those leading the charge was Chaz Coleman, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making seven total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Another reason for the win was Harding's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Coleman and his two. Harding got some further help from Rai'Twan Hill: he made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Vincent-St. Mary and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Harding, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
St. Vincent-St. Mary was dealt a bruising 35-0 defeat at the hands of Harding in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can St. Vincent-St. Mary avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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