Football Game Preview: Cathedral Prep Ramblers vs. McDowell Trojans

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Previous Games

10/04/24 - Home	21-44 L
09/29/23 - Away	13-23 L
09/30/22 - Neutral	41-0 W
10/01/21 - Away	12-31 L
10/30/20 - Home	6-24 L
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Cathedral Prep and McDowell are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Ramblers are taking a road trip to face off against the Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cathedral Prep has given up an average of 29.2 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Cathedral Prep is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since October 4, 2024 on Friday. They were outmatched by St. Francis and fell 49-22. While losing is never fun, the Ramblers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 103rd in Pennsylvania, while the Red Raiders are ranked third in New York).

Cathedral Prep might have lost, but man, DaZarie Carson was a machine: he rushed for 104 yards and a pair of scores.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 65 points the game before, McDowell was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. The contest between the Trojans and Harding didn't end well, with the Trojans falling 28-9.

McDowell's record now sits at 2-4. As for Cathedral Prep, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 3-2.

Cathedral Prep might still be hurting after the 44-21 loss they got from McDowell in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Ramblers, Stephon Porter (who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and one TD) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.