Football Preview: Auburn Rockets vs. St. Bernard's Central Catholic Bernardians
Auburn has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the St. Bernard's Central Catholic Bernardians at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Auburn is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-13 win over Fitchburg. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard's Central Catholic came into Friday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Nipmuc Regional on Friday as St. Bernard's Central Catholic made off with a 52-28 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 20-0.
St. Bernard's Central Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jeremiah Williams led the charge by rushing for 184 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Jameson Williams, who gained 117 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Bernard's Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win got Auburn back to even at 2-2. As for St. Bernard's Central Catholic, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Auburn strolled past St. Bernard's Central Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 26-12. Does Auburn have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Bernard's Central Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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