Football Preview: St. John's Jesuit Titans vs. Catholic Central Shamrocks
St. John's Jesuit has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Catholic Central Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m.
St. John's Jesuit is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Central Catholic on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. John's Jesuit was outmatched by Central Catholic on the road and fell 56-21. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Catholic Central put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 38-14 margin over Brother Rice. The Shamrocks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 24 points or more this season.
Jaden Pydyn was his usual excellent self, rushing for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.5 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Skyler Hunter, who threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Catholic Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
St. John's Jesuit's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Catholic Central, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
St. John's Jesuit suffered a grim 35-13 defeat to Catholic Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pydyn, who rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns. Now that St. John's Jesuit knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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