Football Preview: Central Catholic Buttons vs. Concordia Lutheran Crusaders
The Central Catholic Buttons will challenge the Concordia Lutheran Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.2 points per game this season.
Central Catholic is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against St. Thomas Catholic on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Central Catholic came up short against St. Thomas Catholic, falling 48-23. The Buttons haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The losing side was boosted by Garrett Ticer, who threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns.
Central Catholic wouldn't let St. Thomas Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jeremiah Thompson was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, Concordia Lutheran put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by St. Pius X at home to the tune of 49-8. Fans of the Crusaders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Concordia Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Central Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Concordia Lutheran when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 33-27 win. Does Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Concordia Lutheran turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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