After a string of five wins, St. Laurence's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Marist RedHawks by a score of 28-26. That makes it the first time this season the Vikings have let down their home crowd.
Even though they lost, St. Laurence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
St. Laurence's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Marist, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
St. Laurence will venture away from home to face off against Evanston at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (St. Laurence: 16.2, Evanston: 8.8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Marist, they will be playing at home against Sandburg at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.
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