Football Game Preview: Coldwater Cavaliers vs. St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Titans

The Coldwater Cavaliers are taking a road trip to challenge the St. Bernard-Elmwood Place Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Coldwater is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Covington a 48-0 shutout. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Buccs are ranked 402nd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.4 points) and they went ahead and made it eight back in October. They really took it to the Lions for the full four quarters, racking up a 27-0 victory. The Titans' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last three contests.

Coldwater better focus on containing Lucas Cannady and Dameko Taylor as the pair were huge in St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's win. Cannady rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, while Taylor rushed for 208 yards while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Cannady's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something St. Bernard-Elmwood Place proved: they limited Miami Valley Christian Academy to a paltry 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank James Hall for the heroic effort on defense: he. That's the most yards per carry they've managed all season.

St. Bernard-Elmwood Place didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Daeyonn Moss.

Coldwater's record is now 7-4. As for St. Bernard-Elmwood Place, their record now sits at 8-1.

Everything came up roses for Coldwater against St. Bernard-Elmwood Place when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 56-0 win. Do the Cavaliers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Titans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.