Football Preview: Lincoln Hornets vs. Cathedral Catholic Dons
Two dominant backs in Aden Jackson and Jake Funderburg are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lincoln Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Cathedral Catholic Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cathedral Catholic is hoping to do what Point Loma couldn't on Friday: put an end to Lincoln's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Lincoln claimed a resounding 42-0 win over Point Loma at home. The match marked the Hornets' most dominant victory of the season.
Jackson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also catching a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Akili Smith Jr., who threw for 66 yards and three touchdowns.
Lincoln didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dylon Dunn and Cammeron Purnell. Purnell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Point Loma's side was Jair Benjamin, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Cathedral Catholic over Granite Hills in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cathedral Catholic blew Granite Hills out of the water with a 52-6 final score. With the Dons ahead 42-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Brady Palmer had a dynamite game for Cathedral Catholic, throwing for 199 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. PJ Johnson also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cathedral Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Granite Hills only rushed for 48.
One reason for the win was Cathedral Catholic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Sidney Dupuy and Luke Westfall, who racked up all four sacks between them.
Lincoln's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Cathedral Catholic, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Lincoln's way against Cathedral Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Lincoln made off with a 40-14 win. In that matchup, Lincoln amassed a halftime lead of 26-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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