The Peoria Notre Dame Irish will be playing in front of their home fans against the Danville Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Peoria Notre Dame is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.8 points per game this season.
Peoria Notre Dame is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Christian Brothers on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Peoria Notre Dame was dealt a 62-28 loss at the hands of Christian Brothers. While losing is never fun, the Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 174th in Illinois, while the Cadets are ranked sixth in Missouri).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jack Hanley, who rushed for 183 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. He has become a key player for Peoria Notre Dame: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise. Another rusher making a difference was Lawson Alwan, who gained 149 total yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Peoria Notre Dame was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Danville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 44-26 win over Richwoods on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their 12-point performance the match before.
Peoria Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Danville, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.
Everything went Peoria Notre Dame's way against Danville in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as Peoria Notre Dame made off with a 36-16 win. Will Peoria Notre Dame repeat their success, or does Danville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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