The Brother Rice Crusaders will face off against the St. Patrick Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Brother Rice comes in on four and St. Patrick on three.
Brother Rice is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Loyola Academy, who was ranked sixth at the time (Brother Rice was ranked fourth). The Crusaders put the hurt on the Ramblers with a sharp 28-6 victory on Friday. 28 seems to be a good number for the Crusaders as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
CJ Gray was his usual excellent self, rushing for 96 yards and two TDs on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 212 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. Lucas Strang was Gray's top target, picking up 89 receiving yards and one score.
Meanwhile, St. Patrick narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past DePaul College Prep 31-28.
Brother Rice's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for St. Patrick, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Brother Rice against St. Patrick in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, as the squad secured a 48-0 win. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Shamrocks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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