Brother Rice faced St. Rita in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Crusaders strolled past the Mustangs with points to spare, taking the game 28-10. The Crusaders pushed the score to 28-3 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs cut but never quite recovered from.
Jaylin Green had a dynamite game, rushing for 71 yards and a pair of TDs, while also picking up 69 receiving yards and one touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 69 yards. Another player making a difference was CJ Gray, who threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Brother Rice proved: they limited St. Rita to a paltry 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Charlie Barkmeier for the heroic effort on defense: he. Brother Rice's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.5.
Crusaders
| 09/12/25 @ St. Rita | 28-10 |
| 09/05/25 @ Marist | 35-0 |
| 08/29/25 vs Valparaiso | 43-19 |
The win was the third in a row for Brother Rice, bringing their record up to 3-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.7 points on average this season. As for St. Rita, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Brother Rice wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 28-6 win against Loyola Academy on the 19th. As for St. Rita, they have also already played their next contest, a 17-10 defeat against St. Francis on the 19th.
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