Marquette hasn't had much luck against Christian Brothers recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Marquette Mustangs will challenge the Christian Brothers Cadets. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Marquette is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Vianney 23-20. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mustangs have posted since August 25, 2023.
Meanwhile, Christian Brothers came tearing into two weeks ago's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Dragons to the tune of 49-3. Given the Cadets' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Dragons are ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christian Brothers' victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Marquette, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-5 record.
Marquette came up short against Christian Brothers in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 44-35. Can Marquette avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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