The St. Louis University Junior Bills will take on the De Smet Jesuit Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Louis University took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 24-17 win over Hillsboro.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led De Smet Jesuit over MICDS in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. De Smet Jesuit was the clear victor by a 28-6 margin over MICDS. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Rams are ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got St. Louis University back to even at 1-1. As for De Smet Jesuit, their win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
St. Louis University came up short against De Smet Jesuit when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 19-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of De Smet Jesuit's Dillon Duff, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 127 yards while completing 78.6% of his passes. Now that St. Louis University knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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