The Althoff Catholic Crusaders will head out to take on the St. Mary's South Side Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Althoff Catholic had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 23-point drubbing they dealt Mater Dei on Friday. The Crusaders blew past the Knights 58-35. The victory continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won four in a row.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jay Crumble Jr. and Steven Brown. Crumble Jr. rushed for 123 yards and a pair of TDs while Brown rushed for 151 yards and one touchdown on only five carries.
Althoff Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's South Side got themselves on the board against Lutheran on Friday, but Lutheran never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 44-0 win over the Cougars. Considering the Dragons have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Althoff Catholic now has a winning record of 4-3. As for St. Mary's South Side, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
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