Football Preview: Northlake Christian Wolverines vs. Catholic - N.I. Panthers
The Northlake Christian Wolverines will head out to face off against the Catholic - N.I. Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northlake Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past St. Louis Catholic 48-16. The victory was familiar territory for the Wolverines who have now won seven matches in a row.
Meanwhile, Catholic - N.I. waltzed into their matchup two weeks ago with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 49-7 win over the Warriors. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Warriors are ranked 297th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Catholic - N.I. wouldn't let Houma Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Catholic - N.I. can thank JD Hidalgo and Layton Mitchell for forcing all of them. Hidalgo is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last seven games he's played.
Catholic - N.I. pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.0 points per game. As for Northlake Christian, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Northlake Christian took a serious blow against Catholic - N.I. in their previous meeting back in November of 2014, falling 55-14. Can Northlake Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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