Football Recap: Evansville Memorial Takes Down Evansville Mater Dei in a Playoff Battle
By Team Reports
Oct 27, 2024, 1:47pm
Football Recap: Evansville Memorial Tigers vs. Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats
Evansville Memorial had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats on Friday as the Evansville Memorial Tigers made off with a 34-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won nine contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Evansville Memorial was led to victory by Dylen Kendrick and Matthew Fisher. Kendrick rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, while Fisher threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 80 yards.
The win for Evansville Memorial keeps them at an undefeated 10-0. As for Evansville Mater Dei, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Evansville Memorial will be playing in front of their home fans against Southridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evansville Memorial is on a four-game streak of home wins, Southridge a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Evansville Mater Dei does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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