St. Marys is 2-8 against Rossville since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. Marys Bears will challenge the Rossville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. St. Marys will be strutting in after a victory while Rossville will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Marys is headed out to face Rossville after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. St. Marys blew past Perry-Lecompton/Bishop Seabury Academy 30-6 on Friday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the are ranked 211th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Marys got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brady Hurla out in front who rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 128 yards and a touchdown. Korleone Holz was another key rusher, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown.
Holz wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: St. Marys was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Perry-Lecompton/Bishop Seabury Academy only rushed for 33.
St. Marys' 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 Lane Smith, Zach Sommars, and Mekhi Ketter picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Rossville had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They took a 33-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of Silver Lake on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Rossville might have lost, but man, Tayson Horak was a machine: he rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Horak was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 60 yards.
Even if they lost, Rossville's defensive line still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. In that department, Will Koch was the leader with 2.5.
St. Marys came up short against Rossville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 30-22. Can St. Marys avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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