Football Preview: Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles vs. Tri-West Hendricks Bruins
Two dominant signal callers in Malcolm Houze and Malachi Walden are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles will face off against the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Guerin Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.4 points per game this season.
Guerin Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Hamilton Heights 44-27. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Eagles.
It was another big night for Houze, who rushed for 62 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75.8% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was Guerin Catholic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. It was truly a group effort as Jack Linden, Elias Niccum, and Dominic Elliott picked up two apiece. Elliott is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Tri-West Hendricks' offense rose to the challenge against a Cadets defense that boasted an average of only 12.64 points allowed on Friday. Tri-West Hendricks came out on top in a nail-biter against Cascade , sneaking past 37-35. The win was nothing new for the Bruins as they're now sitting on five straight.
Walden was his usual excellent self, rushing for 212 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
Tri-West Hendricks was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 157.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 0.
Tri-West Hendricks didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brody Saylor and Tyler Halford.
Tri-West Hendricks pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.7 points per game. As for Guerin Catholic, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Guerin Catholic was dealt a bruising 35-3 loss at the hands of Tri-West Hendricks in their previous meeting back in October of 2016. Thankfully for Guerin Catholic, Derek Lucas (who rushed for 66 yards and four touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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