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Saturday Prep Preview: Spartans and Pirates Swap Opponents For Week 2
De Smet looks for a second win while Pattonville hopes to improve after a shutout loss last week.
The Matchup: at Hazelwood Central
Date: Saturday, Sept. 3
Time: 11 a.m. (new start time because of weather concerns)
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Records: Both teams lost their season openers last week; Pattonville is 0-1 in the Suburban North Conference, Hazelwood Central will play its conference opener.
The Skinny: Both squads will look for marked improvement, not only record-wise but particularly offensively. Both teams are coming off shutout losses. after accumulating only nine yards of total offense and one first down with a practically new roster. and are looking to get well against a young Pattonville defense that surrendered 385 yards of total offense last week.
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The Matchup: De Smet at Hazelwood East
Date: Saturday, Sept. 3
Time: 11 a.m. (new start time because of weather concerns)
The Skinny: De Smet comes in after the week 1 win against Central where the score was 28-0 in their favor with Durron Neal scoring 3 touchdowns, but only gaining 23 yards on the ground. On defense, the Spartans are hoping for an output similar to last week, where they gave up only 53 yards of total offense. A big conference opener at CBC awaits the Spartans at the Edward Jones Dome. Can the area's top large school squad stay focused?