Football Preview: Toledo Christian Eagles vs. St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers
Toledo Christian is 6-0 against St. Mary Central Catholic since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Toledo Christian Eagles will head out to take on the St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated (Toledo Christian has 15 wins dating back to last season, while St. Mary Central Catholic has seven).
Toledo Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Holgate, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Toledo Christian was ranked first). Toledo Christian blew past Holgate 62-0 at home on Friday. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Tyler Grace continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 165 yards and five touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Toledo Christian's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Jason O'Neil was the leader with three.
Meanwhile, St. Mary Central Catholic's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 35-22 victory over Morenci.
Toledo Christian pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, their record is now an identical 7-0.
Everything came up roses for Toledo Christian against St. Mary Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 49-14 victory. In that game, Toledo Christian amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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