A look at this weekend’s five best games.
It’s round two of the CCL/ESCC Blue schedule and while this game isn’t going to make or break either team’s season, it has some interesting story lines nonetheless. Loyola (5-0,1-0) has been in dogfights two weeks in a row, winning a 46-43 thriller at Brother Rice and then edging Fenwick 27-24 on sophomore Michael Baker’s field goal as time expired. The Ramblers proved they could win without star running back Marco Maldonado, who is out at least till the playoffs with a broken collarbone suffered in the Rice game. Mike Regan was the next man up, running for 172 yards and a TD. Marist (4-1,0-1), led by Coastal Carolina-bound quarterback Dontrell Jackson Jr., is looking for a signature win after dropping its league opener 28-16 to Mount Carmel two weeks ago. The question here is how Mount Carmel (4-1,1-0) comes out after last week’s historic upset loss to St. Ignatius. The Caravan offense was shut out for the first time since a 7-0 playoff loss to Glenbard West in 2015 after looking sharp in wins over powers St.
