Football Recap: Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats vs. Evansville Harrison Warriors
Evansville Mater Dei came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Evansville Harrison Warriors 45-7 at home. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Tate Mallory was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 104 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 55 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Evansville Mater Dei was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Evansville Mater Dei wouldn't let Evansville Harrison keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Evansville Mater Dei can thank Nate McDurmon and Zander Merkley for forcing both of them. Merkley is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Evansville Mater Dei's record now sits at 7-1. As for Evansville Harrison, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Evansville Mater Dei has already played their next game, a 21-17 loss against Evansville Reitz on the 18th. As for Evansville Harrison, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-6 victory against Evansville Bosse on the 18th.
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