Football Preview: Seneca Fighting Irish vs. Aurora Central Catholic Chargers
Seneca has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Aurora Central Catholic Chargers at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Seneca is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing St. Bede: they outscored them in every quarter. Seneca put the hurt on St. Bede with a sharp 36-12 win on Friday. Fans of the Fighting Irish have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Brody Rademacher, who rushed for 219 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Gunner Varland got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Seneca was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 321 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Seneca's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Brayden Simek and Varland.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Aurora Central Catholic). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Walther Christian Academy 60-7 at home. The high-scoring effort was just what the Chargers needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Seneca pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Aurora Central Catholic, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
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