The University Liggett Knights will square off against the Gabriel Richard Fighting Irish at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. University Liggett is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season.
University Liggett will head out to face Gabriel Richard after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. University Liggett lost 48-28 to Richard. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Pioneers are ranked 138th).
Despite the loss, University Liggett got top-tier performance from Nikkos Davis, who threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 83 yards on only nine carries. Davis' passing game has become a key predictor of University Liggett's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Gary Stacy was another key player, rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Gabriel Richard hadn't done well against Loyola recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Gabriel Richard came out on top against Loyola by a score of 15-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Irish.
This is the second loss in a row for University Liggett and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Gabriel Richard, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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