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| 10/24/25 - Away | 52-14 W |
| 10/25/24 - Away | 56-37 W |
| 10/20/23 - Home | 41-6 W |
| 10/21/22 - Away | 38-35 W |
| 10/22/21 - Home | 14-28 L |
Mt. Zion had won nine straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they bumped up to 8-1 to make it ten. They claimed a resounding 52-14 win over the Mater Dei Knights. Considering the Braves have won five matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Keller Stocks produced another solid effort throwing for 285 yards and five TDs while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 31 yards. Jacob Harvey was another key player, picking up 151 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Mt. Zion's run defense was locked in: Mater Dei could only muster 2.7 yards per carry. While seven picked up at least one total tackle, Harvey stood above the rest. He picked up 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Mt. Zion's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.88 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 8.23 on average over their last five games.
As for Mater Dei, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 279th, while Mt. Zion is ranked 60th).
Although Mater Dei took the loss, they still got scores from Bodie Brockmeier and Bentley Nicklin.
Coming up, Mt. Zion will look to defend their home field on Friday against Waterloo at 7:00 p.m. The Braves' defense better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 26 points per game this season. Mater Dei does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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