The Morgan Park Mustangs will challenge the St. Francis Spartans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Morgan Park's defense has only allowed 10.1 points per game this season, so St. Francis' offense will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, Morgan Park got the win against Simeon by a conclusive 26-6. The win continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Wolverines: they've now won three in a row.
The critical scores for Morgan Park came from Nasir Rankin, Reggie Gray Jr, Lucas Davis Jr., and William Smith Jr..
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Morgan Park's defense and their three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Savion Roberts, Millen Porter, and Immanuel Carter, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for St. Francis after they claimed the first score on Friday, but it was Nazareth Academy who ended up claiming the real prize. The Spartans came up short against the Roadrunners, falling 42-16. The matchup marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
St. Francis' loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3. As for Morgan Park, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-3.
Morgan Park might still be hurting after the 37-14 defeat they got from St. Francis in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for the Mustangs, Alessio Milivojevic (who rushed for 31 yards and a pair of TDs, and also threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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