After starting their season with two straight games on the road, St. Francis is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Catholic Memorial Knights at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully St. Francis focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Saturday.
St. Francis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Ironton, who was ranked 19th at the time (St. Francis was ranked ninth). St. Francis had to suffer through a 56-19 loss at the hands of Ironton. The Red Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-0.
St. Francis might have lost, but man, Damone Allen was a machine: he rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown. Allen got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards.
St. Francis wouldn't let Ironton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. St. Francis can thank William Hanson and Maxwell Haggerty for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, Catholic Memorial started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Cardinal Hayes. They fell 36-29 to the Cardinals last Saturday.
St. Francis lost to Catholic Memorial at home by a decisive 50-36 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will St. Francis have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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