Football Preview: Catholic Central Crusaders vs. Madonna Blue Dons
The Catholic Central Crusaders will challenge the Madonna Blue Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Catholic Central comes in on three and Madonna on five.
Catholic Central's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Saturday, when they got past Harding's usually-dominant defense. Catholic Central came out on top against Harding by a score of 32-22. The Crusaders' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Madonna strolled past Webster County with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 26-8.
A big part of Madonna's victory came down to the chemistry between Maddox Bowen and his top target K.J. Ward. Bowen threw for 247 yards and a touchdown while Ward gained 87 total yards and a touchdown. Ward got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 53 yards.
Catholic Central's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Madonna, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Everything went Catholic Central's way against Madonna in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Catholic Central made off with a 20-0 win. Will Catholic Central repeat their success, or does Madonna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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