St. Rita (Chicago) at Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.)The Chicago Catholic Blue championship will be settled in this Saturday afternoon affair near the western shore of Lake Michigan. St. Rita is unbeaten against in-state teams. Its only loss came Sept. 4 to a still-undefeated Whitehaven (Memphis, Tenn.) team. Last week, the Mustangs forced four turnovers en route to a 17-7 win over archrival Mount Carmel (Chicago).
Loyola improved to 8-0 with a 20-13 win over Brother Rice (Chicago) last week. In addition to a conference championship, a win against St. Rita would give the Ramblers their first undefeated regular season in more than 20 years. Loyola has won the last four games in this series after St. Rita had taken the previous five.
Mitch Stephens: St. Rita 21, Loyola Academy 20
Steve Montoya: Loyola Academy 7, St. Rita 6
Stephen Spiewak: Loyola Academy 20, St. Rita 17
Kevin Askeland: St. Rita 28, Loyola Academy 14
Jamie DeMoney: Loyola Academy 20, St. Rita 7
The Loyola Academy defense will look to win the school's fifth-straight matchup against St. Rita and to secure an undefeated season for the first time in more than 20 years.
Photo by William Tatge
