Football Preview: Roman Catholic Cahillite vs. Bishop McDevitt Crusaders
Two dominant signal callers in Semaj Beals and Stone Saunders are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Roman Catholic Cahillite will challenge the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Roman Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Bayard Rustin with a sharp 41-17 win. The result was nothing new for the Cahillite, who have now won nine matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Bishop McDevitt faced Pine-Richland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Bishop McDevitt took down Pine-Richland 28-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop McDevitt to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nazir Jones-Davis, who rushed for 221 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Those 221 rushing yards gave Jones-Davis a new career-high. Saunders was another key signal caller, throwing for 133 yards and three touchdowns.
Bishop McDevitt wouldn't let Pine-Richland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bishop McDevitt can thank Jones-Davis and Lucas Lawler for forcing both of them. Jones-Davis' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 125 rushing yards.
Bishop McDevitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Roman Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.1 points per game. As for Bishop McDevitt, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
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