Football Preview: Chaminade-Madonna Lions vs. Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs
Two dominant signal callers in Preston Wright and Jayden Torres are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Chaminade-Madonna Lions will host the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Chaminade-Madonna comes in on seven and Cardinal Gibbons on four.
Chaminade-Madonna's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 56-0 victory over Avant Garde Academy at home. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 25 points or more this season.
Chaminade-Madonna relied on the efforts of Arwin Jackson, who gained 133 total yards and two touchdowns, and Bekkem Kritza, who threw for 122 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. What's more, Jackson also racked up 100 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023. Denairius Gray was another key player, picking up 30 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cardinal Gibbons). They blew past Boca Raton, posting a 49-14 win at home. Cardinal Gibbons' victory was all the more impressive since the Bobcats were averaging only 12 points allowed on the season.
Cardinal Gibbons' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Shakur Williams, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and Torres, who threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Williams got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 58 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Williams, who picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Chaminade-Madonna's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Chaminade-Madonna has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 217 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons has preferred to attack from the air: they average 330 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Chaminade-Madonna against Cardinal Gibbons in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-4 win. Will Chaminade-Madonna repeat their success, or does Cardinal Gibbons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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