On Friday Marian Catholic will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Carmel Corsairs at 7:30 p.m. Carmel took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Marian Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Marian Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 33-18 victory over Leo on Friday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Lions are ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marian Catholic can attribute much of their success to Kyle Scott, who rushed for 193 yards and a touchdown, and Jeremiah Stonewall, who rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Scott a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marian Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Carmel didn't have quite enough to beat St. Laurence on Friday and fell 17-14.
The win got Marian Catholic back to even at 2-2. As for Carmel, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Marian Catholic suffered a grim 38-17 defeat to Carmel in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Can Marian Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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