The St. Joseph Lancers will face off against the South Milwaukee Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
St. Joseph's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Living Word Lutheran on Friday. They were dealt a 48-0 loss at the hands of the Timberwolves. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Lancers, who until this contest were averaging 12.38 points allowed.
Defeat or not, St. Joseph got some senior leadership from Zach Rizzo and Dominic Rinaldi. Rizzo threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, while Rinaldi picked up 91 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 65 yards.
St. Joseph didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rinaldi and Tae Booker.
Meanwhile, South Milwaukee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of Greendale. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Panthers are ranked 145th).
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Joseph fell to 7-1. As for South Milwaukee, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went St. Joseph's way against South Milwaukee in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as St. Joseph made off with a 49-26 win. In that game, the Lancers amassed a halftime lead of 35-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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