Football Preview: Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions vs. Padua Franciscan Bruins
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin and Padua Franciscan are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Padua Franciscan likes a good challenge.
Two weeks ago, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin strolled past Holy Name with points to spare, taking the game 45-27.
Meanwhile, Padua Franciscan was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 13-7 to Holy Name. The Bruins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Padua Franciscan, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Things could have been worse for Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 21-7 loss to Padua Franciscan when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Padua Franciscan's Roderick Love, who rushed for 270 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry. Now that Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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