Football Preview: North Allegheny Tigers vs. Central Catholic Vikings
The North Allegheny Tigers will take on the Central Catholic Vikings at 6:05 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Allegheny is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Mt. Lebanon, posting a 48-14 win. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic entered their tilt with Seneca Valley on Friday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 38-14 victory. 38 seems to be a good number for the Vikings as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Elijah Faulkner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 143 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Amari Shields was in the mix as well, providing Central Catholic with a touchdown.
Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Central Catholic's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.3 points per game. As for North Allegheny, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
North Allegheny came up short against Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in September, falling 27-14. Can North Allegheny avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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