The St. Francis Gladiators will challenge the Lumen Christi Catholic Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
St. Francis came up short against Notre Dame Prep on Friday, falling 63-38. Despite 125 more yards than the Fighting Irish, the Gladiators couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Defeat or not, St. Francis got some senior leadership from Braxton Lesinski and Tyler Endres. Lesinski gained 193 total yards, while Endres rushed for 125 yards and one TD on only 11 carries.
Meanwhile, Lumen Christi Catholic beat St. Francis de Sales 14-7 two weeks ago. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Titans' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 20th in Michigan, while the Knights are ranked 131st in Ohio).
The victory got Lumen Christi Catholic back to even at 3-3. As for St. Francis, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
St. Francis was taken down by Lumen Christi Catholic 35-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Gladiators were down 21-0.
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