Football Preview: Walton Braves vs. Pensacola Catholic Crusaders
The Walton Braves will square off against the Pensacola Catholic Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Walton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past South Walton 60-38 last Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Braves as they're now sitting on three straight.
Wells Bettenhausen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 276 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 30 yards. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Peyton Seay, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Walton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Pensacola Catholic entered their tilt with Mobile Christian on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Leopards 48-20 on the road. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 46th in Florida, while the Leopards are ranked 127th in Alabama), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Walton now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Pensacola Catholic, their record is now 5-1.
Walton was taken down by Pensacola Catholic 42-15 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Walton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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