Football Preview: Central Catholic Raiders vs. Bishop Manogue Miners
The Central Catholic Raiders will square off against the Bishop Manogue Miners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, the Raiders lost to the Rams on the road by a 45-29 margin. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 85th in California, while the Rams are ranked second in Oregon).
The Raiders might have lost, but man, Wyatt Dragoo was a machine: he rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Backing up that air attack was Joey Alcutt, who rushed for 90 yards.
Meanwhile, Bishop Manogue took a blow against Pittsburg on Friday, falling 41-14. The Miners were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-7.
Despite the defeat, Bishop Manogue had strong showings from Demari Stacker, who picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Brandon Mann, who threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns.
Bishop Manogue wouldn't let Pittsburg keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bishop Manogue can thank Josh Zarcone and Tonu Finau for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Zarcone is now averaging an impressive 5.8 total tackles per game.
The Raiders' loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2. As for Bishop Manogue, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Central Catholic beat Bishop Manogue 16-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Bishop Manogue have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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