The St. Patrick's Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Arapahoe Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Patrick's is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Southern Valley to the tune of 67-22 on Friday. The Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 36 points or more this season.
Mason Giebler
| 10/10/25 vs Southern Valley | 3 |
| 09/19/25 @ Alma | 2 |
| 09/12/25 vs Kimball | 2 |
| 09/05/25 vs Sutherland | 2 |
| 09/26/25 @ Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] | 1 |
Mason Giebler produced another solid effort rushing for 154 yards and three scores on only seven carries. He has become a key player for St. Patrick's: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Ben Hankla got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Arapahoe hadn't beaten Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] on the road since August 27, 2021 but that history sure didn't bother them on Friday. The Warriors secured a 20-14 W over Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood].
St. Patrick's better keep an eye on Hayden Sich. He was instrumental in Arapahoe's win, rushing for 159 yards and one touchdown while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. What's more, Sich racked up six receiving yards, the most he's had since back in October of 2024.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Arapahoe proved: they limited Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] to a paltry 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Briggs Hill for the heroic effort on defense: he. Arapahoe's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.75 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.73 on average over their last five games.
Arapahoe's defense didn't let Brody Diefenbaugh, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Sich with two.
Arapahoe's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. As for St. Patrick's, their record is now 5-2.
St. Patrick's was able to grind out a solid victory over Arapahoe in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 24-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Irish since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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