St. Patrick is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Arapahoe is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Patrick's Irish will host the Arapahoe Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (St. Patrick's: 14.7, Arapahoe: 11.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
St. Patrick's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Dundy County-Stratton, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (St. Patrick's was ranked 21st). St. Patrick's came up short against Dundy County-Stratton last Thursday, falling 42-21. The Irish's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Arapahoe took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 51-12 win over Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood]. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won six contests by 30 points or more so far this season.
Arapahoe had a senior duo take command as William Cacy rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries and Trenton Roskop rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown. Cacy's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arapahoe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Patrick's fell to 5-1. As for Arapahoe, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
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