Football Game Preview: Padua Franciscan Bruins vs. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions

The Padua Franciscan Bruins are taking a road trip to take on the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Padua Franciscan's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Big Walnut on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Golden Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 20th).

Meanwhile, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin never let their opponents score on Friday. They put the hurt on Holy Name with a sharp 21-0 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Lions just coasted through the last quarter.

The win made it two in a row for Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin and bumps their season record up to 5-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 21 points in those games. As for Padua Franciscan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.

Padua Franciscan strolled past Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 38-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bruins since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.