Football Preview: Berkeley Prep Buccaneers vs. Tampa Catholic Crusaders
Berkeley Prep has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Tampa Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Tampa Catholic took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Berkeley Prep, who comes in off a win.
Berkeley Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Bloomingdale 45-7 on the road. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Bulls are ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dallas Golden continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 154 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Butler, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Berkeley Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, a victory for Tampa Catholic just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 48-14 loss at the hands of Clearwater. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The win got Berkeley Prep back to even at 3-3. As for Tampa Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Berkeley Prep strolled past Tampa Catholic when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 42-28. Will Berkeley Prep repeat their success, or does Tampa Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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