The Scotus Shamrocks will challenge the O'Neill Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Scotus is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lakeview just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Vikings 26-22. The loss continues a trend for the Shamrocks in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, O'Neill put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Schuyler on the road to the tune of 55-14. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Brady Eichelberger was his usual excellent self, rushing for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Turner Heiss was another key player, throwing for 102 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
O'Neill wouldn't let Schuyler keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Reese Grosch, Ian Yates, and Porter Mathews picked up one apiece. What's more, Mathews also racked up 80 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, O'Neill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Scotus' defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for O'Neill, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Scotus against O'Neill in their previous meeting back in October of 2015, as the squad secured a 62-14 win. In that contest, Scotus amassed a halftime lead of 42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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