Football Preview: Padua Franciscan Bruins vs. Central Catholic Fighting Irish
The Padua Franciscan Bruins will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Central Catholic Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. Padua Franciscan will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Padua Franciscan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Benedictine 42-28. The Bruins' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Roderick Love continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 258 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 59 yards. Riley Cervenka was another key player, picking up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Padua Franciscan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Padua Franciscan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Conner Williams and Antonio Haddad.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic waltzed into their game on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 35-7 win over the Minutemen. Considering the Fighting Irish have won eight matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Central Catholic pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.4 points. As for Padua Franciscan, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
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