Football Preview: Lourdes Central Catholic Knights vs. Plainview Pirates
The Lourdes Central Catholic Knights will challenge the Plainview Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Lourdes Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 34-30 W over Dundy County-Stratton. Lourdes Central Catholic's victory was all the more impressive since the Tigers were averaging only 14.8 points allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Plainview hadn't done well against Guardian Angels Central Catholic recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Plainview's way against Guardian Angels Central Catholic as Plainview made off with a 42-20 win. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won five games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Plainview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Plainview didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Wyatt Schroth and Karter Lingenfelter. Lingenfelter also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 181.
Plainview is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.5 points. As for Lourdes Central Catholic, their record is now 8-2.
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