The St. Mary's Crusaders and the North Valley Knights are set to duel on Friday. St. Mary's has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight losses, while North Valley will come in with three straight victories.
St. Mary's is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lakeview last Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Mary's was dealt a 39-3 defeat at the hands of Lakeview.
Meanwhile, North Valley got themselves on the board against Phoenix last Friday, but Phoenix never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 28-0 win over the Pirates on the road. That looming 28-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for North Valley, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
St. Mary's lost to North Valley at home by a decisive 42-23 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can St. Mary's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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