Football Preview: Catholic Central Cougars vs. West Catholic Falcons
The Catholic Central Cougars will challenge the West Catholic Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Catholic Central's defense has only allowed 11.4 points per game this season, so West Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Catholic Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Hopkins onto the board and left with a 28-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won four contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when West Catholic challenged Oakridge on Friday. West Catholic enjoyed a cozy 32-14 win over Oakridge. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Eagles are ranked 179th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Catholic Central moved to 6-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for West Catholic, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Catholic Central skirted past West Catholic 30-28 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will Catholic Central repeat their success, or does West Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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