Football Preview: Mater Dei Knights vs. Macomb Bombers
Mater Dei is 3-0 against Macomb since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mater Dei Knights will head out to challenge the Macomb Bombers at 7:00 p.m. Mater Dei will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Mater Dei is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since October 13, 2023 on Friday. They blew past Madison 44-6 on the road. With the Knights ahead 44-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
A big part of Mater Dei's win came down to the chemistry between Chase Jansen and his top target Carter Murphy. Jansen threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes while Murphy gained 85 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Jansen a new career-high in rushing yards.
Mater Dei wouldn't let Madison keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Johnathan Hilmes was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Macomb put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Hamilton/Warsaw with a sharp 48-22 victory.
It was another big night for Braden Holthaus, who rushed for 116 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 47 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Jaron Petty, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Macomb was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win got Mater Dei back to even at 2-2. As for Macomb, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Mater Dei took their win against Macomb in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 38-18. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Holthaus, who threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mater Dei still be able to contain Holthaus? There's only one way to find out.
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