Football Preview: St. Joseph's Prep Hawks vs. Central Catholic Vikings
The St. Joseph's Prep Hawks will face off against the Central Catholic Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Joseph's Prep comes in on seven and Central Catholic on 12.
St. Joseph's Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 36-7 victory over Downingtown West. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won eight contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic faced Harrisburg in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Central Catholic snuck past Harrisburg with a 38-33 win.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Elijah Faulkner and Messiah Mickens. Faulkner had a great game and rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Mickens was balling out in the loss, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 33 receiving yards.
Central Catholic pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.7 points. As for St. Joseph's Prep, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
St. Joseph's Prep beat Central Catholic 31-24 in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. Will St. Joseph's Prep repeat their success, or does Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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