The Loyola Academy Ramblers will face off against the Marist RedHawks at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Loyola Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Belleville East 48-6. Winning may never get old, but the Ramblers sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Drew MacPherson and Jaedon Beamon. MacPherson had a great game and gained 92 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Beamon did his best for the losing side, rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown.
Loyola Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out Kingston Jones. three times. In that department, Tommy Ghislandi was the leader with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Marist had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six last Friday. They claimed a resounding 41-14 win over the Titans. Given the RedHawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Titans are ranked 74th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marist pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.8 points. As for Loyola Academy, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Everything came up roses for Loyola Academy against Marist in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 34-7 victory. Will Loyola Academy repeat their success, or does Marist have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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