St. Francis is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Morgan Park is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Francis Spartans will take on the Morgan Park Mustangs at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. Francis has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 270 points over their last seven matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Francis had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past Sterling 49-8 on the road. With St. Francis ahead 28-8 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
It was another big night for Alessio Milivojevic, who threw for 284 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Dom Beres was another key contributor, gaining 42 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Morgan Park didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Sycamore on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 27-21 victory.
Morgan Park's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Keshawn Lewis-Hunt led the charge by rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Thaxton, who rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
Their wins bumped St. Francis to 9-2 and Morgan Park to 10-1.
