Football Recap: North Catholic Trojans vs. Central Valley Warriors
North Catholic and Central Valley met for a duel on Friday where North Catholic couldn't get it done. The North Catholic Trojans took a 46-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Central Valley Warriors. The Trojans lost against the Warriors in their previous head to head back in November of 2021, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 52-15 score last time.
Steven Rutherford went supernova for Central Valley, rushing for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 102 yards and a touchdown. Rutherford is becoming a predictor of Central Valley's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
North Catholic now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Central Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.
North Catholic will welcome Beaver at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Beaver's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games. As for Central Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Quaker Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.6 points per game this season.
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