The Marquette Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the St. Bede Bruins at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Bede took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Marquette, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Marquette didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington, but they still walked away with a 26-21 win.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 61 points the game before, St. Bede was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They lost 36-12 to Seneca. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 103rd).
The victory got Marquette back to even at 2-2. As for St. Bede, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Marquette strolled past St. Bede in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 34-20. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Bede's Max Bray, who threw for 273 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Marquette to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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