Benedictine has gone 7-1 against Collegiate recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Benedictine Cadets will welcome the Collegiate Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Benedictine is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Gonzaga, who was ranked first at the time (Benedictine was ranked 15th). Benedictine took a 23-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gonzaga on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Cadets have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Collegiate duked it out withPaul VI last Saturday. Collegiate fell 20-7 to Paul VI. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Benedictine's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for Collegiate, they dropped their record down to 3-2 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Benedictine against Collegiate in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 27-0 victory. Will Benedictine repeat their success, or does Collegiate have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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