Football Game Preview: Paramus Catholic Paladins vs. DePaul Catholic Spartans

Paramus Catholic is 1-9 against DePaul Catholic since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Paladins will take on the Spartans at 10:00 a.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Paramus Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Red Bank Catholic 50-30. The victory was familiar territory for the Paladins, who have now won three matchups in a row.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask DePaul Catholic). They blew past Holy Spirit, posting a 49-22 win. DePaul Catholic hasn't had any issues with Holy Spirit recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Paramus Catholic better keep an eye on Marquan Carter. He was instrumental in DePaul Catholic's win, rushing for 177 yards and a pair of scores on only ten carries. Carter has become a key player for DePaul Catholic: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Derek Zammit, who rushed for 61 yards and one TD on only six carries.

DePaul Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

DePaul Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Patrick Maignan and Sebastian Rosario. Rosario has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.

DePaul Catholic's record is now 7-4. As for Paramus Catholic, the win got them back to even at 6-6.

Paramus Catholic couldn't quite get it done against DePaul Catholic when the teams last played back in September as they fell 26-14. Can the Paladins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.