The St. John's Jesuit Titans will square off against the River Rouge Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
St. John's Jesuit is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a blow against St. Mary's Prep, falling 47-0. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 235th in Ohio, while the Eaglets are ranked 15th in Michigan).
Meanwhile, River Rouge ended up a good deal behind Mona Shores on Friday and lost 21-6.
St. John's Jesuit's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for River Rouge, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
St. John's Jesuit was able to grind out a solid win over River Rouge in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 29-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was River Rouge's Nicholas Marsh, who picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 104 yards on only 13 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for St. John's Jesuit to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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