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Strake Jesuit hasn't had much luck against Fulshear recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Fighting Crusaders will take on the Chargers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Strake Jesuit sitting on three straight wins and Fulshear on five.
Strake Jesuit barely beat Alief Elsik the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Fighting Crusaders put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 63-42 victory on Thursday. Given the Fighting Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Rams are ranked 552nd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grayson Ochoa
| 09/19/25 vs Wisdom | 200 |
| 10/09/25 vs Alief Elsik | 182 |
| 09/05/25 vs Benjamin Davis | 84 |
| 09/12/25 @ Lake Creek | 21 |
| 10/03/25 @ George Ranch | 16 |
John Hebert continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 323 yards and six scores while picking up 15.4 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. Strake Jesuit also got a significant boost from Grayson Ochoa, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 182 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Strake Jesuit was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 557 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 316 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Fulshear won against Alief Hastings last Thursday with 37 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. The Chargers took their matchup with ease, bagging a 37-6 win over Foster. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 23 points or more this season.
Fulshear's win came from a few key players Strake Jesuit will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Shaan Patel, who threw for 290 yards and a pair of TDs, and also punched in one rushing score. Kaden Bean helped Patel out on the ground, rushing for 70 yards and one touchdown on only six carries.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fulshear's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Matthew Nwabo with two. Evan Ferns got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Strake Jesuit's record now sits at 4-2. As for Fulshear, their record is now 5-2.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Strake Jesuit has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 363.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Fulshear has preferred to attack from the air: they average 296.1 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
Strake Jesuit was taken down by Fulshear 48-14 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Fighting Crusaders, Patrick Broadway ii (who rushed for 231 yards and four scores on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
