The Nazareth Academy Roadrunners will head out on the road to take on the St. Francis Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Nazareth Academy will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 48-point they dealt Benet Academy on Friday. Nazareth Academy blew past Benet Academy, posting a 62-14 win at home. That looming 62-14 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Roadrunners yet this season.
Meanwhile, St. Francis posted their closest victory since October 6, 2023 on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past DePaul College Prep 41-38. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Nazareth Academy pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for St. Francis, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Nazareth Academy beat St. Francis 38-31 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Francis' Alessio Milivojevic, who threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 79 yards on only seven carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Nazareth Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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