Football Preview: Elyria Catholic Panthers vs. Benedictine Bengals
The Elyria Catholic Panthers will square off against the Benedictine Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elyria Catholic is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row dating back to last season, Elyria Catholic finally turned things around against St. Vincent-St. Mary on Friday. They secured a 28-22 W over the Fighting Irish.
The critical scores for Elyria Catholic came from Kylan Connors, Darrell Shumpert, Riley Edmondson, and Connor Lattea.
Elyria Catholic's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Yadier Perez, Connor Soltis, and Donovan Shumpert picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 39 points the game before, Benedictine was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell 20-12 to Walsh Jesuit. The matchup marked the Bengals' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Elyria Catholic's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Benedictine, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
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