The previous games for St. Mary's and Osmond did not go as hoped for either team. North Central delivered St. Mary's a harsh 60 - 14 defeat last week. As for Osmond, things didn't go well at all for it last week, where the team lost 60 - 0 to Bloomfield.
St. Mary's was down by 40 points at the end of the third quarter last week, which was just too much to recover from. Throughout the game, it struggled to measure up yardage-wise: the team had 252 yards, while North Central posted 489. St. Mary's's record fell to 1-6 after the loss.
Meanwhile, Osmond's low-scoring defeat last week was the unsatisfying follow-up to its high-scoring outing the game before. The loss came about despite a quality game from senior Alex Palu, who showed off his agility by splitting the defense to the tune of 102 yards. The defeat dropped Osmond's record to 2-5.
Both St. Mary's and Osmond have been struggling on the defensive side of the ball (the former allowing an average of 56 points per game, the latter an average of 37 points per game). We'll find out which offense can take advantage of this fact when the two teams meet this week.
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