Edwardsville is on a three-game streak of home wins, while De Smet Jesuit is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Edwardsville Tigers will host the De Smet Jesuit Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Edwardsville: 8.8, De Smet Jesuit: 13.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Edwardsville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: East St. Louis, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Edwardsville was ranked 16th). Edwardsville took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of East St. Louis on Friday. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three matches, De Smet Jesuit finally came back down to earth on Friday. They came up short against Cardinal Ritter College Prep, falling 28-3. The game marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Edwardsville's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2. As for De Smet Jesuit, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 6-2.
Edwardsville strolled past De Smet Jesuit in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 29-12. Will Edwardsville repeat their success, or does De Smet Jesuit have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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