Football Game Preview: Opelousas Catholic Vikings vs. St. Edmund Fighting Blue Jays + How To Watch

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Previous Games

10/04/24 - Home	42-46 L
11/03/23 - Away	56-12 W
11/11/22 - Home	52-20 W
11/03/22 - Home	52-21 W
10/08/21 - Away	42-7 W
+ 3 more games

Opelousas Catholic has gone 7-1 against St. Edmund recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Fighting Blue Jays at 7:00 p.m. Opelousas Catholic's defense has only allowed 5.5 points per game this season, so St. Edmund's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Opelousas Catholic blew Sacred Heart out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Sacred Heart got their revenge. The Vikings fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 3-0. Having soared to a lofty 47 points in the game before, the Vikings' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Meanwhile, St. Edmund strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They breezed past North Central to the tune of 56-6. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Fighting Blue Jays had established a 42-point advantage.

Opelousas Catholic better keep an eye on Nathan Driggs. He was instrumental in St. Edmund's win, rushing for 153 yards and a pair of TDs on only 11 carries. Driggs' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 117 rushing yards. Another big playmaker for St. Edmund was Wyatt Dubois, who returned a punt for a touchdown.

St. Edmund was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.

St. Edmund's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Max Smith, Wiley Middlebrooks, and John Wesley Sonnier, who each picked up one sack apiece.

St. Edmund's record is now 4-0. As for Opelousas Catholic, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.

Opelousas Catholic came up short against St. Edmund when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 46-42. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.