Football Preview: Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders vs. Covenant Christian Warriors
The Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders and the Covenant Christian Warriors are set to duel on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter and nine for Covenant Christian dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter was just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Indianapolis Scecina Memorial. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by just one point.
The losing side was boosted by Santana Allen, who threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards. Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter also got a significant boost from Tavien Fox, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
Meanwhile, a win for Covenant Christian just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 54-14 loss at the hands of Monrovia. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 114th).
Covenant Christian's loss came about despite a quality game from Caleb Jankowski, who picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown. Jankowski was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 58 yards.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Covenant Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter might still be hurting after the 38-13 defeat they got from Covenant Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter was down 24-0.
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