Willowbrook and St. Rita squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Willowbrook had to settle for second. They fell 21-9 to the St. Rita Mustangs. The Warriors were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the six games prior) but the Mustangs' defense proved too tough.
Nick Herman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 163 yards and a touchdown for St. Rita. The dominant performance gave Herman a new career-high in rushing yards.
With the loss, Willowbrook broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-4. As for St. Rita, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Willowbrook does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Rita, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Quincy at 3:00 p.m. Quincy will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something St. Rita surely won't give up without a fight.
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