The St. Patrick Shamrocks will face off against the Montabella Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after eight games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
St. Patrick played against Potterville on Saturday and won via forfeit.
Montabella is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Merrill, who was ranked 13th at the time (Montabella was ranked second). The Mustangs walked away with a 36-26 victory over the Vandals on Friday. The 36-point effort marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
St. Patrick better keep an eye on Austin Jensen. He was instrumental in Montabella's win, rushing for 45 yards and a pair of scores, while also picking up 67 receiving yards. They also got a significant boost from Brady Kieff, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
Montabella was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 245 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
St. Patrick's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Montabella, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-0.
St. Patrick was taken down by Montabella 64-36 when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Thankfully for the Shamrocks, Austin Foster (who picked up 114 receiving yards and three TDs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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