Football Preview: Padua Franciscan Bruins vs. Walsh Jesuit Warriors
The Padua Franciscan Bruins will venture away from home to take on the Walsh Jesuit Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Padua Franciscan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 38-21 win over Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin on Friday.
It was another big night for Roderick Love, who rushed for 360 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Padua Franciscan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 367 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Walsh Jesuit put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 38-7 victory over Brunswick. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 26 points or more this season.
Padua Franciscan now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Walsh Jesuit, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Padua Franciscan couldn't quite finish off Walsh Jesuit in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 44-41. Can Padua Franciscan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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