Salesianum has gone 6-1 against St. Mark recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Salesianum Sallies will welcome the St. Mark's Spartans at 7:30 p.m. Salesianum is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Salesianum is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Hodgson Vo-Tech, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Salesianum was ranked first). Salesianum breezed by Hodgson Vo-Tech to the tune of 35-0 on Friday. The Sallies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, St. Mark's was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 40-3 loss at the hands of Middletown.
Salesianum's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.7 points per game. As for St. Mark's, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything came up roses for Salesianum against St. Mark's when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 47-12 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Mark's Logan Klein, who rushed for 30 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Salesianum to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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