Football Preview: Plantation Colonels vs. Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks
Plantation has won three straight games at home, while Archbishop McCarthy has won three straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Plantation Colonels will host the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Plantation is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since October 13, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of Blanche Ely by a score of 18-16.
Meanwhile, Archbishop McCarthy unfortunately witnessed the end of their 13-game winning streak dating back to last season last Friday. They were outmatched by Norland at home and fell 49-16. The matchup marked the Mavericks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Although Archbishop McCarthy took the loss, they still got scores from Kendall Brown and Mahki Vance.
Archbishop McCarthy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of David Howard and Justin St-Ange. St-Ange is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 14 games he's played dating back to last season. Samuel Boatwright was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making three total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, Archbishop McCarthy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in 14 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Plantation's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Archbishop McCarthy, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
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