The St. Cecilia Bluehawks will face off against the Wood River Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Cecilia is looking for their season's first win.
Last Friday, St. Cecilia took a blow against Bishop Neumann, falling 73-7. The Bluehawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 59-7.
Despite the defeat, St. Cecilia got top-tier performance from Jj Schaefer, who picked up 140 receiving yards and a touchdown. Schaefer got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 84 yards.
Meanwhile, Wood River entered their contest against Boone Central on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Wood River lost 37-14 to Boone Central. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Wood River might have lost, but man, Beau Rohrich was a machine: he rushed for 154 yards, and also caught a touchdown. Rohrich's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 125 rushing yards dating back to last season. Madden Brabec handled things on the ground, rushing for 96 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wood River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
St. Cecilia's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Wood River, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
St. Cecilia took their victory against Wood River in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 42-19. Will St. Cecilia repeat their success, or does Wood River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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