East is 2-8 against Ursuline since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. East will challenge the Ursuline Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
East's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by John F. Kennedy at home to the tune of 36-0.
Meanwhile, Ursuline took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 27-0 win over Farrell. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 24th in Ohio, while the Steelers are ranked 188th in Pennsylvania), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Ursuline came from Joe Balog, Vinnie Fecko, and John Frangos.
Ursuline's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ray Javey and Da'Shawn Will. Will also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
East now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Ursuline, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
East was taken down by Ursuline 46-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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