Wheaton Academy is 6-1 against St. Edward since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wheaton Academy Warriors will look to defend their home field against the St. Edward Green Wave at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wheaton Academy has three straight wins, St. Edward has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wheaton Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Chicago Hope Academy 42-14 on the road on Friday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wheaton Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nathan Downey, who threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Gino Spinelli was another key receiver, picking up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, St. Edward fell victim to Aurora Christian and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 55-0 loss at the hands of the Eagles.
Wheaton Academy's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for St. Edward, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Wheaton Academy against St. Edward when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 55-0 win. Will Wheaton Academy repeat their success, or does St. Edward have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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