The St. Patrick's Irish will square off against Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Patrick's has four straight wins, Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Patrick's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They slipped by Alma 1-0. Given the Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Cardinals are ranked 83rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] was beaten by Dundy County-Stratton 50-7 on Friday.
St. Patrick's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood], their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
St. Patrick's didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 36-32 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood]'s Ryker Evans, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for St. Patrick's to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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