Scouting St. Edward @ Guerin

St. Edward (4-1, 0-1) at Guerin (2-3, 0-1)

When Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

Last First meeting

Last week St. Edward 42, Aurora Central Catholic 14; Marmion 54, Guerin 14

Outlook The Green Wave bounced back from a Week 4 loss to Chicago Christian with a convincing Suburban Christian Conference road win last week at Aurora Central Catholic. St. Edward's performance left a positive impression on ACC coach Mike Curry. "St. Ed's has an offensive machine over there," he said. "They have four or five weapons, (quarterback Ben Lehman) has a great arm, great kids to throw to, good team speed. They're big up front on both sides of the ball. The kicking game is good. Boy, you take a look at all the things that they have and it's a pretty impressive team. My hat's off to them." Though Guerin was blown out by surging Marmion last week, the Green Wave won't take their final road game of the regular season for granted. "We learned the hard way not to look past anybody or underestimate anybody," St. Edward coach Mike Rolando said in reference to the Chicago Christian loss. "I guarantee these boys won't let that happen to them again. This is a pretty important season to them and they know this game is the only one that matters right now." A win would give St. Edward 5 victories, making it playoff eligible for the first time since the 2003 team finished 5-5. A fifth victory would also put the 2009 team in elite company in the Elgin school's football annals. In 65 previous seasons of St. Edward football, only 13 teams have won 5 games or more in a single campaign. "Five wins would be a step forward for the program but, really, the step forward for us is making the playoffs," Rolando said. "We're not under the illusion that five would get us in (the playoffs). We don't want to live that way. We think we're a good enough team that we can win 6 or more games, but you can't get there without No. 5."