Football Preview: Nolan Catholic Vikings vs. Prestonwood Christian Lions
Nolan Catholic is 2-7 against Prestonwood Christian since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Nolan Catholic Vikings will head out to challenge the Prestonwood Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Nolan Catholic came up short against Southwest Christian School and fell 28-21. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nolan Catholic might have lost, but man, Carter Devero was a machine: he threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 84 yards. The dominant performance gave Devero a new career-high in rushing yards. 84 of those passing yards were hauled in by Aaron Morales, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Prestonwood Christian). They blew past Dallas Christian 49-9 on the road on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Lions with their most commanding win of the season.
Nolan Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Prestonwood Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Nolan Catholic took a serious blow against Prestonwood Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 70-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Prestonwood Christian's Caiden Collins, who rushed for 282 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Nolan Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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