The St. Joseph Lancers will take on the South Milwaukee Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Joseph has four straight victories, South Milwaukee has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Joseph's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Living Word Lutheran 64-0 at home. That looming 64-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Lancers yet this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Joseph to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tyler Buttera, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Another pass catcher making a difference was Dominic Rinaldi, who picked up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Joseph was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
St. Joseph's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Berkley Kuiper, Christopher Kenesie, and Rinaldi picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 53-15, which was the final score in South Milwaukee's tilt against Greendale on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Panthers are ranked 59th).
St. Joseph's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for South Milwaukee, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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