Aquinas Institute hadn't done well against McQuaid Jesuit recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Aquinas Institute Little Irish enjoyed a cozy 21-6 win over the McQuaid Jesuit Knights. This was payback for the Little Irish, who suffered a 23-9 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The critical scores for Aquinas Institute came from Jeff Logan, Derrion Battle, and Trent Buttles.
Aquinas Institute didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Buttles picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Aquinas Institute is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.9 points per game. As for McQuaid Jesuit, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Aquinas Institute will square off against Rush-Henrietta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Aquinas Institute comes in on five and Rush-Henrietta on four. McQuaid Jesuit does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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