De Smet Jesuit is 1-0 against Edwardsville since August of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The De Smet Jesuit Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Edwardsville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. De Smet Jesuit is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
Two weeks ago, De Smet Jesuit got themselves on the board against St. Mary's, but St. Mary's never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 26-0 margin over the Dragons. The result was nothing new for De Smet Jesuit, who have now won five games by 23 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Edwardsville faced East St. Louis in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Edwardsville was dealt a 27-0 loss at the hands of East St. Louis on Saturday. The low total for Edwardsville limited their streak of high-flying scores to six in a row.
Although Edwardsville took the loss, they still got scores from Javion Smith and Kellen Brnfre.
De Smet Jesuit's win was their third straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 7-0. They've been dominating across those matchups too: they took their wins by an average of 31 points. Having lost for the first time this season, Edwardsville fell to 7-1.
Everything came up roses for De Smet Jesuit against Edwardsville when the teams last played back in August of 2021 as the squad secured a 44-17 win. Will De Smet Jesuit repeat their success, or does Edwardsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
