Holy Spirit hasn't had much luck against DePaul Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Holy Spirit Spartans will challenge the DePaul Catholic Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Holy Spirit is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.
Holy Spirit is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 35-31 W over St. Thomas Aquinas.
Meanwhile, DePaul Catholic's offense rose to the challenge against a Eagles defense that boasted an average of only 14.1 points allowed on Friday. DePaul Catholic blew past Paul VI 45-14. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
DePaul Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Derek Zammit led the charge by throwing for 215 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Zammit has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Another receiver making a difference was De'Zie Jones, who picked up 121 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
DePaul Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Holy Spirit's record now sits at 9-1. As for DePaul Catholic, their record now sits at an identical 9-1.
Holy Spirit ended up a good deal behind DePaul Catholic when the teams last played back in November of 2021, losing 28-14. Can Holy Spirit avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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