Football Recap: Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats vs. Evansville Reitz Panthers
After flying high against Evansville Harrison last Friday, Evansville Mater Dei came back down to earth. The Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats fell to the Evansville Reitz Panthers 21-17. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Evansville Mater Dei saw an underclassman step up: Jackie Ford made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss). Jacob Randolph also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 101.
Evansville Reitz's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elijah Darrett led the charge by picking up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 43 yards. Jamontre Johnson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 103 receiving yards.
Evansville Mater Dei's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-2. As for Evansville Reitz, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 7-2.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats dukes it out withEvansville Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. They know how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Evansville Mater Dei like a good challenge. As for Evansville Reitz, they will host Evansville Central at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Evansville Reitz is facing Evansville Central at the right time seeing as Evansville Central is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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