Football Recap: Benedictine Bengals vs. Elyria Catholic Panthers
After only 12 points in their last matchup, Benedictine made sure to put some points up on the board against Elyria Catholic on Friday. The Benedictine Bengals simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Elyria Catholic Panthers 42-9 on the road. Considering the Bengals have won four contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Despite the defeat, Elyria Catholic had strong showings from Connor Petrus, who picked up 108 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Darrell Shumpert, who threw for 117 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Shumpert a new career-high in rushing yards.
Benedictine is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Elyria Catholic, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Benedictine will face off against Cathedral Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Benedictine's defense has only allowed 14.1 points per game this season, so Cathedral Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Elyria Catholic, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against Lake Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in their favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six games.
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