Football Preview: Cathedral Catholic Dons vs. Helix Highlanders
Cathedral Catholic and Helix are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Cathedral Catholic Dons have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Helix Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cathedral Catholic's defense has only allowed 17.5 points per game this season, so Helix's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Helix is facing Cathedral Catholic at the wrong time: Cathedral Catholic suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 16-14. The loss was the Dons' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Helix's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They skirted past Madison 23-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Highlanders.
Isaiah Jackson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 147 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 147 rushing yards.
Helix 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 169 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Having lost for the first time this season, Cathedral Catholic fell to 3-1. As for Helix, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Cathedral Catholic lost to Helix at home by a decisive 35-21 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Cathedral Catholic, Kevin Allen Iii (who rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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