Christian Brothers has gone 10-0 against Vianney recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Christian Brothers Cadets will square off against the Vianney Golden Griffins at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Christian Brothers has four straight wins, Vianney has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Christian Brothers is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Lipscomb Academy, who was ranked 13th at the time (Christian Brothers was ranked third). Christian Brothers strolled past Lipscomb Academy with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 37-23. The Cadets pushed the score to 30-10 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Vianney was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to St. Louis University.
Despite the defeat, Vianney had strong showings from Sam Smith, who picked up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Sam Deen, who threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) also went to Cole Adair.
Christian Brothers' victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Vianney, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Christian Brothers against Vianney when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-7 win. In that contest, Christian Brothers amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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