Football Recap: Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats vs. Evansville Memorial Tigers
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Evansville Mater Dei can now relate to. They lost 34-14 to the Evansville Memorial Tigers on Friday. The Wildcats have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Leading Evansville Memorial to victory were Dylen Kendrick and Matthew Fisher. Kendrick rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, while Fisher threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Kendrick a new career-high in rushing yards.
Evansville Mater Dei's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Evansville Memorial, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Evansville Mater Dei does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Evansville Memorial, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Southridge at 7:00 p.m. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 919 yards in their previous games.
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