Football Preview: West Bloomfield Lakers vs. Catholic Central Shamrocks
The West Bloomfield Lakers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Catholic Central Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Bloomfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Novi 49-15. Given the Lakers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Wildcats are ranked 129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Catholic Central put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Stevenson a 33-0 shutout. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Shamrocks just coasted through the last quarter.
Jaden Pydyn was his usual excellent self, rushing for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played. Samson Gash got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
The victory got West Bloomfield back to even at 5-5. As for Catholic Central, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Everything went West Bloomfield's way against Catholic Central in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, as West Bloomfield made off with a 35-14 victory. Will West Bloomfield repeat their success, or does Catholic Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
