The St. Bede Bruins will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Marquette Crusaders, where kickoff is scheduled at 1:00 p.m.
St. Bede is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 61 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Seneca on Friday. They came up short against the Fighting Irish, falling 36-12. 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 285th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Marquette beat Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington 26-21 on Friday.
St. Bede's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Marquette, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
St. Bede ended up a good deal behind Marquette in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 34-20. Will St. Bede have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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