Football Preview: Seward Seahawks vs. Monroe Catholic Rams
The Seward Seahawks will stay at home for another week and welcome the Monroe Catholic Rams at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Seward knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Monroe Catholic likes a good challenge.
Seward is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Valdez, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Seward was ranked first). Seward put the hurt on Valdez with a sharp 46-26 win on Saturday. Fans of the Seahawks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Seward was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Monroe Catholic took a blow against Nikiski on Friday, falling 54-14.
Seward's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Monroe Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Seward against Monroe Catholic in their previous meeting back in August, as the team secured an 86-14 win. Will Seward repeat their success, or does Monroe Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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