Football Preview: Newman Central Catholic Comets vs. Chicago Hope Academy
The Newman Central Catholic Comets will challenge Chicago Hope Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Newman Central Catholic's defense has only allowed 14.1 points per game this season, so Chicago Hope Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Newman Central Catholic is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Monmouth-Roseville just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 21-0 to the Titans. The match marked the first time this year in which the Comets were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Chicago Hope Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Gladiators 43-0. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Chicago Hope Academy had established a 36 point advantage.
Newman Central Catholic's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for Chicago Hope Academy, they pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Newman Central Catholic strolled past Chicago Hope Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2017 by a score of 41-22. Does Newman Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chicago Hope Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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