The Peoria Notre Dame Irish will challenge the Montini Catholic Broncos at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Peoria Notre Dame sitting on eight straight wins and Montini Catholic on 20 (dating back to last season).
Peoria Notre Dame is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 28-27 victory over Marengo. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Irish were the better team in the second half.
Blake Maxwell
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Peoria Notre Dame got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Blake Maxwell out in front who rushed for 77 yards and two scores on only five carries. Maxwell is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in each of the last three games he's played.
Maxwell was just one part of a punishing run game: Peoria Notre Dame was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Montini Catholic was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Urban Prep-Bronzeville/Urban Prep-Englewood 50-6. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Lions are ranked 380th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peoria Notre Dame's record is now 8-2. As for Montini Catholic, their record now sits at 10-0.
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