Football Preview: Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders vs. St. Frances Academy Panthers
The Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders will square off against the St. Frances Academy Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clearwater Central Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.4 points per game this season.
Clearwater Central Catholic's upcoming game probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Venice, who was ranked 18th at the time (Clearwater Central Catholic was ranked 59th). Clearwater Central Catholic fell 27-20 to Venice on Friday. The Marauders' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jershaun Newton, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 167 yards on 11 of 18 attempts. Sean Cuono was another key rusher, rushing for 112 yards and two touchdowns.
Clearwater Central Catholic wouldn't let Venice keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Clearwater Central Catholic can thank Drake Witt and Tyrique Harris for forcing all of them. Keo Jenkins was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, Clearwater Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, St. Frances Academy waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Trojans 48-10 on the road. The matchup marked the Panthers' most dominant victory of the season.
Clearwater Central Catholic's loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-1. As for St. Frances Academy, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
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