Football Recap: Crosby Bulldogs vs. St. Paul Catholic Falcons
The matchup between Crosby and St. Paul Catholic on Saturday hardly resembled the 14-8 effort from their previous meeting. The Crosby Bulldogs blew past the St. Paul Catholic Falcons 48-25. The win was some much needed relief for the Bulldogs as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Crosby was led to victory by Nyshaun Myers and Jireh Rawlison. Myers rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while Rawlison picked up 90 receiving yards. The dominant performance also gave Rawlison a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Crosby's defense and their four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kalib Shaw and Jaedan Cobb, who racked up all four sacks between them. With that strong performance, Cobb is now averaging an impressive 111 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crosby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 493 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Crosby's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for St. Paul Catholic, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Crosby will face off against Watertown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Watertown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.5 points per game this season. As for St. Paul Catholic, they will take on Wilby at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Paul Catholic is facing Wilby at the right time seeing as Wilby is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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