If St. Bede was riding high fresh off their 56-0 takedown of Lewistown/Cuba/Spoon River Valley last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bruins were outmatched by the Marquette Crusaders and fell 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while the Crusaders are ranked 176th).
When it comes to explaining why St. Bede lost on Friday, don't look at Landon Marquez. Despite the final result, he rushed for 75 yards and one touchdown.
Leading Marquette to victory were Grant Dose and Anthony Couch. Dose gained 142 total yards, while Couch threw for 130 yards and three TDs.
St. Bede now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Marquette, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Bede will take on Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Marquette, they will challenge Seneca at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Crusaders will need to watch out since the Fighting Irish have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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