Football Preview: Cardinal Newman Crusaders vs. Buchholz Bobcats
Cardinal Newman has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to face off against the Buchholz Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Cardinal Newman is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Melbourne Central Catholic: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cardinal Newman blew Melbourne Central Catholic out of the water with a 43-10 final score. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won five contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Jaylin ?Jbo? Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 156 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 37 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Jyron Hughley, who threw for 120 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.3% of his passes.
Cardinal Newman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Melbourne Central Catholic only rushed for 120.
Meanwhile, Buchholz entered their tilt with Bartram Trail on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 38-37 win over the Bears. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Bears are ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cardinal Newman pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Buchholz, their record now sits at 6-3.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Cardinal Newman has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 217 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Buchholz has preferred to attack from the air: they average 267.9 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
