It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Rita had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Willowbrook Warriors by a score of 21-9. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Warriors are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nick Herman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 163 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
St. Rita was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Rita's defense and their three sacks. Owen Lynch was especially locked on to Willowbrook's QB and sacked him twice.
St. Rita's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.3 points per game. As for Willowbrook, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-4.
St. Rita will be playing at home against Quincy at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Quincy will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something St. Rita surely won't give up without a fight. Willowbrook does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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