Football Preview: Catholic of Pointe Coupee Hornets vs. Ouachita Christian Eagles
The Catholic of Pointe Coupee Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ouachita Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Catholic of Pointe Coupee is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Opelousas Catholic just ended the team's nine-game winning streak last Friday. They lost 56-32 to the Vikings. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on November 1st (31), the Hornets still had to take the loss.
Catholic of Pointe Coupee might have lost, but man, Parker Jewell was a machine: he rushed for 77 yards on only five carries, and also caught a touchdown. Jewell got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 68 yards. Carter Devillier made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Catholic of Pointe Coupee didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jude Morrison, Devillier, and Luke Vosburg picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Ouachita Christian rose to the challenge on Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-13 win over the Apaches. Considering the Eagles have won ten games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Makin Lenard and Luke Vidrine were among the main playmakers for Ouachita Christian as the former rushed for 95 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries and the latter threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes.
Ouachita Christian's victory bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Catholic of Pointe Coupee, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Catholic of Pointe Coupee has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 236.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Ouachita Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 189.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Catholic of Pointe Coupee was taken down by Ouachita Christian 67-22 in their previous meeting back in December of 2019. Thankfully for Catholic of Pointe Coupee, Hunter Herring (who rushed for 171 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 164 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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