Football Preview: Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders vs. Broughton Capitals
Cardinal Gibbons is 10-0 against Broughton since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders will look to defend their home field against the Broughton Capitals at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Broughton is hoping to do what Sanderson couldn't on Friday: put an end to Cardinal Gibbons' winning streak, which now stands at four games. Cardinal Gibbons took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 41-7 win over Sanderson. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
A big part of Cardinal Gibbons' victory came down to the chemistry between Gannon Jones and his top target Sam Dodd. Jones threw for 415 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes while Dodd picked up 228 receiving yards and five touchdowns. With that strong performance, Dodd is now averaging an impressive 101.1 receiving yards per game. Brayden Karras also helped out with an impressive 84 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Broughton was able to grind out a solid win over Athens Drive on Friday, taking the game 34-24.
Xavier Howard was a one-man wrecking crew for Broughton as he rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Those 166 rushing yards gave Howard a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Broughton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 178.3.
Cardinal Gibbons' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Broughton, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Cardinal Gibbons has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 267 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Broughton, though, as they've been averaging only 112. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Everything came up roses for Cardinal Gibbons against Broughton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 63-3 victory. Will Cardinal Gibbons repeat their success, or does Broughton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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