Football Preview: Holy Family Catholic Fire vs. Litchfield Dragons
Holy Family Catholic hasn't had much luck against Litchfield recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Holy Family Catholic Fire will be playing in front of their home fans against the Litchfield Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Holy Family Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.5 points per game this season.
Holy Family Catholic is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Concordia Academy/St. Croix Prep/Hand in Hand Christian Montessori: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Holy Family Catholic blew Concordia Academy/St. Croix Prep/Hand in Hand Christian Montessori out of the water with a 51-9 final score. The Fire might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Tanner Davis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 140 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also picking up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. Ethan Ryan was another key player, throwing for 188 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 passes.
Meanwhile, Litchfield didn't have too much trouble with Glencoe-Silver Lake on the road on Friday as they won 30-12. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Panthers are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Holy Family Catholic's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Litchfield, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Holy Family Catholic might still be hurting after the 23-0 loss they got from Litchfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Can Holy Family Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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