Football Recap: Pensacola Catholic Crusaders vs. Mobile Christian Leopards
Pensacola Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-20 win over the Mobile Christian Leopards on the road. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 46th in Florida, while the Leopards are ranked 134th in Alabama), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cj Nettles was his usual excellent self, rushing for 336 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 108.7 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pensacola Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 505 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 56.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 287.7.
Pensacola Catholic's record now sits at 5-1. As for Mobile Christian, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-4.
Pensacola Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 52-16 victory against Walton on the 11th. As for Mobile Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 45-35 loss against St. Michael Catholic on the 10th.
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