Football Recap: Cardinal Newman Crusaders vs. Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers
Cardinal Newman put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 43-10 victory over the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers. Cardinal Newman's win was all the more impressive since the Hustlers were averaging only 15 points allowed on the season.
Jaylin ?Jbo? Brown was his usual excellent self, rushing for 156 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 37 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106 rushing yards per game. Jyron Hughley was another key player, throwing for 120 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.3% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cardinal Newman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Melbourne Central Catholic only rushed for 120.
Cardinal Newman's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cardinal Newman will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Buchholz at 7:00 p.m. on October 31st. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, they will square off against Orlando Christian Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Melbourne Central Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.3 points per game this season.
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