The Providence Catholic Celtics will take on the St. Francis Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Providence Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 31-21 victory over Oak Forest. The Celtics pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bengals cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, St. Francis' offense rose to the challenge against a Blue Thunder defense that boasted an average of only 14.46 points allowed on Saturday. The Spartans were the clear victors by a 35-13 margin over Belvidere North. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
St. Francis had a senior duo take command as Brock Phillip threw for 143 yards and three TDs while completing 85.7% of his passes and Tanner Glock picked up 83 receiving yards and three scores.
St. Francis' win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Providence Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 10-3.
Providence Catholic couldn't quite get it done against St. Francis in their previous meeting back in September as they fell 47-35. Can the Celtics avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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