Football Preview: St. Michael Catholic Cardinals vs. Jackson Aggies
Two dominant backs in Noah Moss and Ezavier Crowell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Michael Catholic Cardinals will face off against the Jackson Aggies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with St. Michael Catholic sitting on seven straight victories and Jackson on 12.
St. Michael Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 42-25 win over Fairfield.
It was another big night for Moss, who rushed for 167 yards and five touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards. Brody Jones also helped out with an impressive 158 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Jackson against Tallassee on Friday as the squad secured a 41-10 victory. The Aggies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by 22 points or more this season.
Jackson found their leader in sophomore Crowell, who rushed for 196 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. Crowell's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Duckworth, who threw for 185 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.9% of his passes.
St. Michael Catholic's record now sits at 12-1. As for Jackson, their record now sits at an identical 12-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. St. Michael Catholic has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 283 passing yards per game. Jackson, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 205.2 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
St. Michael Catholic took a serious blow against Jackson in their previous matchup back in October, falling 55-16. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Duckworth, who threw for 336 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Now that St. Michael Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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