Football Preview: Owensboro Catholic Aces vs. Greenwood Gators
The Owensboro Catholic Aces will venture away from home to challenge the Greenwood Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Owensboro Catholic will be strutting in after a win while Greenwood will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Owensboro Catholic took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 58-8 victory over Daviess County. Given the Aces' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Panthers are ranked 110th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brady Atwell had a dynamite game for Owensboro Catholic, throwing for 235 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 40 yards and a touchdown. Waryn Ebelhar also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Owensboro Catholic wouldn't let Daviess County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Owensboro Catholic can thank Michael Lyon and Barrett Evans for forcing both of them. Lyon didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made two total tackles.
Meanwhile, Greenwood came up short against Warren East on Friday and fell 21-14.
Owensboro Catholic's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Greenwood, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Owensboro Catholic against Greenwood when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 43-13 victory. In that match, Owensboro Catholic amassed a halftime lead of 36-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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