Football Preview: Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders vs. Leesville Road Pride
Cardinal Gibbons has gone 6-1 against Leesville Road recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders will take on the Leesville Road Pride at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Cardinal Gibbons sitting on five straight wins and Leesville Road on nine.
Cardinal Gibbons' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Broughton for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-0 victory. The Crusaders pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Capitals had no chance of recovering from.
Kendall Scotton was a one-man wrecking crew for Cardinal Gibbons as he rushed for 113 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Scotton a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Gannon Jones, who threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Leesville Road's strategy against Athens Drive on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Leesville Road blew Athens Drive out of the water with a 44-6 final score. The Pride might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Leesville Road's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from AkShar Barnes, who rushed for 67 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 44 receiving yards. Barnes is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. Jayden Gary also helped out with an impressive 86 receiving yards.
Cardinal Gibbons' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Leesville Road, their record is now 9-0.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Jones and Deiondre Goldston. Jones has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 245.5 passing yards and has 22 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Goldston has averaged 263.9 passing yards and has 30 passing touchdowns on the season.
Cardinal Gibbons beat Leesville Road 33-23 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cardinal Gibbons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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