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| 10/26/24 - Home | 0-29 L |
| 11/03/23 - Home | 24-6 W |
| 11/18/22 - Away | 27-24 W |
| 11/04/22 - Away | 13-14 L |
| 10/01/21 - Home | 45-14 W |
| + 5 more games |
Brother Martin and St. Augustine are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the Purple Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Brother Martin has given up an average of 28.8 points per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Brother Martin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: John Curtis Christian, who was ranked second at the time (Brother Martin was ranked 17th). The Crusaders lost to the Patriots at home by a 38-24 margin on Friday. The Crusaders have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine hadn't done well against Archbishop Rummel recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Purple Knights put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 26-3 victory. Considering the Purple Knights have won six contests by more than 22 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
The win made it two in a row for St. Augustine and bumps their season record up to 6-1. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 26 points in those games. As for Brother Martin, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Brother Martin took a serious blow against St. Augustine when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 29-0. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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