The Loyola Academy Ramblers are taking a road trip to face off against the DePaul College Prep Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 902 yards in their previous games.
Last Friday, Loyola Academy earned a 28-21 victory over Brother Rice.
Ryan Fitzgerald was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 168 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards. Conlan Kane handled things on the ground, rushing for 89 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Loyola Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask DePaul College Prep). They blew past St. Patrick 41-0 at home on Friday. While the Rams didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Fernando Rodriguez had a dynamite game for DePaul College Prep, throwing for 335 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per attempt. What's more, Rodriguez also racked up five rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023. Braden Peevy also helped out as he racked up 171 receiving yards.
DePaul College Prep's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Charlie Pribyl and Avry Bellis. With that strong performance, Bellis is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game. DePaul College Prep got some further help from Aidan Castette: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The win got Loyola Academy back to even at 2-2. As for DePaul College Prep, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Loyola Academy against DePaul College Prep in their previous meeting back in October of 2015, as the team secured a 42-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Loyola Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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