Football Preview: Christ the King Gladiators vs. Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes
The Christ the King Gladiators will head out to face off against the Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Christ the King's defense has only allowed 8.8 points per game this season, so Marian Central Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Christ the King is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Bishop McNamara just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 29-22 to the Fightin' Irish. That makes it the first time this season the Gladiators have let down their home crowd.
Although Christ the King took the loss, they still got scores from Matthew Harland, Cameron Pitts, and Pitts.
Even if they lost, Christ the King's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Levar Hall was especially locked on to Bishop McNamara's QB and sacked him twice. With that strong performance, Hall is now averaging an impressive 7.5 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Marian Central Catholic came up short against Chicago Christian on Friday, falling 27-6.
Having lost for the first time this season, Christ the King fell to 3-1. As for Marian Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Christ the King was taken down by Marian Central Catholic 55-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Christ the King avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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