It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Prairie Ridge can now relate to. They fell just short of the St. Francis Spartans by a score of 41-38 on Saturday. The loss was the Wolves' first of the season.
Luke Vanderwiel
| 11/08/25 vs St. Francis | 3 |
| 09/12/25 @ Hampshire | 2 |
| 09/06/24 @ Crystal Lake South | 3 |
When it comes to explaining why Prairie Ridge lost, don't look at Luke Vanderwiel. Despite the final result, he rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns. Vanderwiel 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 dating back to last season.
Brock Phillip had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 41 yards and four scores, while also throwing for 180 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 90% of his passes for St. Francis. The dominant performance also gave Phillip a new career-high in passer rating (168.8). Tivias Caldwell was another key player, rushing for 130 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry.
Having lost for the first time this season, Prairie Ridge fell to 10-1. As for St. Francis, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Prairie Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Francis, they will challenge King at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Jaguars' defense has only allowed 13.9 points per game this season, so the Spartans' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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