The St. Thomas More Sabers will venture away from home to square off against the Unity Christian/Mt. Pulaski Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Unity Christian/Mt. Pulaski took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Thomas More, who comes in off a win.
St. Thomas More is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Milford/Cissna Park, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (St. Thomas More was ranked 15th). St. Thomas More walked away with a 56-46 win over Milford/Cissna Park on Saturday. The Sabers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Unity Christian/Mt. Pulaski was beaten by Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon 42-14 on Friday.
Although Unity Christian/Mt. Pulaski took the loss, they still got scores from Xander Mann and Everett Roughton.
Unity Christian/Mt. Pulaski wouldn't let Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Unity Christian/Mt. Pulaski can thank Cristian Zientara and Roughton for forcing all of them.
The victory got St. Thomas More back to even at 2-2. As for Unity Christian/Mt. Pulaski, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
St. Thomas More didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Unity Christian/Mt. Pulaski in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, but they still walked away with a 44-38 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Unity Christian/Mt. Pulaski's Lleyton Miller, who rushed for 270 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for St. Thomas More to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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