Collegiate hasn't had much luck against Benedictine recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Collegiate Cougars will head out to face off against the Benedictine Cadets at 4:00 p.m. Collegiate is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Collegiate is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Paul VI just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Saturday. They took a 20-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Panthers are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 9-9 at halftime, Benedictine was not quite Gonzaga's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 23-16 to the Eagles. That makes it the first time this season the Cadets have let down their home crowd.
Collegiate's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Benedictine, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.
Collegiate took a serious blow against Benedictine in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 27-0. Can Collegiate avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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