Strake Jesuit faces off with Dallas Jesuit Saturday in Houston for the Rugby Texas single-school final.
Strake Jesuit beat Lake Travis comfortably last week, taking the semifinal 66-17. Strake's Varsity Green team, which is the side that is playing in the semis and final, is now 9-0, including three teams within a try during the early going. Strake has been improving through the season and can point to their March 24 shutout of Dallas Jesuit (31-0).
"We are coming together well I believe," said Strake Head Coach Jason Kimball. "We seem to be gelling more and more each week. The guys understand our system and what each of their roles are. Our senior class in particular has gotten us locked-in as a program. While we are lucky to have some very talented individuals, our seniors have molded our team into a unified core that believes in each other."
Playing with some valuable experience—senior prop Devin Baylor, senior wing Eric Wrzyszczynski, and junior scrumhalf Alessandro Directo—out injured, Strake has shown they have depth, too.
For Dallas Jesuit, the Rangers come into the final 10-1, with only that loss to Strake Jesuit preventing an unbeaten record. They get into the final after last week beating a tough St. Thomas 39-17.
