St. Francis is 1-7 against Cathedral Prep since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The St. Francis Red Raiders will host the Cathedral Prep Ramblers at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully St. Francis focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four two weeks ago.
St. Francis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Ironton, who was ranked 18th at the time (St. Francis was ranked seventh). St. Francis took a blow against Ironton, falling 56-19. The Red Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-0.
St. Francis might have lost, but man, Damone Allen was a machine: he rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.all of that, rushing production came thanks to one massive run
St. Francis wouldn't let Ironton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. St. Francis can thank William Hanson and Maxwell Haggerty for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, Cathedral Prep put another one in the bag last Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Canisius by a score of 36-24.
St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Cathedral Prep, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
St. Francis came up short against Cathedral Prep in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 78-72. Thankfully for St. Francis, Dajoure Hollingsworth (who rushed for 302 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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