St. Mary's Prep and Brother Rice are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The St. Mary's Prep Eaglets will challenge the Brother Rice Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Mary's Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.7 points per game this season.
St. Mary's Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Central Catholic, who was ranked 12th at the time (St. Mary's Prep was ranked 17th). St. Mary's Prep was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 7-6 to Central Catholic. Having soared to a lofty 48 points in the game before, the Eaglets couldn't push the score so high this time.
St. Mary's Prep wouldn't let Central Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Luke Jackson, Charles (Dj) White, and Reece Hurst picked up one apiece. White is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a win for Brother Rice just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against De La Salle Collegiate, falling 42-21. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
St. Mary's Prep's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Brother Rice, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for St. Mary's Prep against Brother Rice when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mary's Prep 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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