Football Preview: Dayton Pirates vs. Blanchet Catholic Cavaliers
The Dayton Pirates will challenge the Blanchet Catholic Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dayton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.6 points per game this season.
Dayton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 45 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Santiam Christian on Friday. They lost 35-12 to the Eagles.
Although Dayton took the loss, they still got scores from Taylr Miller and Pedro Cisneros.
Even though they lost, Dayton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in 19 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Blanchet Catholic owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 28-0 win over Willamina.
Dayton's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Blanchet Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Dayton against Blanchet Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2021, as the team secured a 38-8 win. Will Dayton repeat their success, or does Blanchet Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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