Football Game Preview: Melbourne Central Catholic Heads Out

By Team Reports Aug 27, 2024, 3:56am

Football Preview: Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers vs. Trinity Catholic Celtics



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The Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers are taking a road trip to challenge the Trinity Catholic Celtics at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Trinity Catholic took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Melbourne Central Catholic, who comes in off a win.

Melbourne Central Catholic is headed out to face Trinity Catholic after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Melbourne Central Catholic blew past Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy 43-14 at home on Friday.

Brogan Mcnab had a dynamite game for Melbourne Central Catholic, rushing for 216 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Caden Kelley was another key passer, rushing for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.

Melbourne Central Catholic wouldn't let Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Melbourne Central Catholic can thank Harlan Peat and Ezra Engle for forcing both of them.

Meanwhile, Trinity Catholic lost 40-14 to Tampa Catholic on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Celtics in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost three in a row.

Melbourne Central Catholic suffered a grim 38-14 defeat to Trinity Catholic in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Trinity Catholic's Austin Holder, who rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.0 yards per carry. Now that Melbourne Central Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.

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