Football Preview: Prestonwood Christian Lions vs. Nolan Catholic Vikings
Prestonwood Christian is 7-2 against Nolan Catholic since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Prestonwood Christian Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Nolan Catholic Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Prestonwood Christian will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Prestonwood Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 49-9 win over Dallas Christian on the road. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Chargers are ranked 393rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Prestonwood Christian can attribute much of their success to Takashi Shaw, who gained 205 total yards and two touchdowns, and Lj Taylor, who rushed for 79 yards and four touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Nolan Catholic came up short against Southwest Christian School on Friday and fell 28-21. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nolan Catholic might have lost, but man, Carter Devero was a machine: he threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 84 yards. The dominant performance gave Devero a new career-high in rushing yards. 84 of those passing yards were hauled in by Aaron Morales, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Prestonwood Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Nolan Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Prestonwood Christian against Nolan Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 70-12 win. In that matchup, Prestonwood Christian amassed a halftime lead of 56-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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