Football Preview: Cass Tech Technicians vs. Catholic Central Shamrocks
The Cass Tech Technicians will take on the Catholic Central Shamrocks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cass Tech comes in on eight and Catholic Central on 12.
Cass Tech is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 21-14 win over Dakota.
Meanwhile, Catholic Central faced Belleville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Catholic Central enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over Belleville. Catholic Central's win was all the more impressive since the Tigers were averaging only 12.42 points allowed on the season.
Jaden Pydyn continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 154 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 38 receiving yards. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last seven times he's played. Samson Gash was another key player, gaining 93 total yards and two touchdowns.
Catholic Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Cass Tech pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.2 points per game. As for Catholic Central, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
Everything came up roses for Cass Tech against Catholic Central in their previous matchup back in November of 2016, as the squad secured a 49-20 victory. Does Cass Tech have another victory up their sleeve, or will Catholic Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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