Football Game Preview: Hobart Brickies vs. South Bend Saint Joseph Huskies

The Hobart Brickies will face off against the South Bend Saint Joseph Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Hobart sitting on six straight wins and South Bend Saint Joseph on three.

Hobart is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Lowell 35-15. The Brickies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Aleks Tatum

Rushing Yards (Career)

11/07/25 vs Lowell	153
10/10/25 vs Hammond Morton	114
10/03/25 @ Hanover Central	105
10/11/24 @ Hammond Morton	105
10/24/25 vs New Prairie	88

Aleks Tatum continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 153 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also throwing for 68 yards and two TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes. Those 153 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Max Pickett was another key player, rushing for 134 yards and one score.

Hobart's run defense was locked in: Lowell could only muster 3.4 yards per carry. While two picked up at least 11 total tackles, Terry Earvin stood above the rest. He made 11 total tackles. Hobart didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.8.

Hobart didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Stephen Miller and Nathan Sobczynski.

Mishawaka typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday South Bend Saint Joseph proved too difficult a challenge. They secured a 13-7 W over the Cavemen.

Hobart better keep an eye on Dallas Downey. He was instrumental in South Bend Saint Joseph's win, rushing for 67 yards and one TD on only six carries.

Hobart's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for South Bend Saint Joseph, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.

Hobart came up short against South Bend Saint Joseph in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, falling 19-7. Can the Brickies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.