Football Recap: Padua Franciscan Bruins vs. North Royalton Bears
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Padua Franciscan). They came out on top against the North Royalton Bears by a score of 35-28 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bruins.
Roderick Love was his usual excellent self, rushing for 257 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Padua Franciscan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 175.7.
Padua Franciscan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Christian Ruggiero and Conner Williams.
When it comes to explaining why North Royalton lost, don't look at Joseph Calarco. Despite the final result, he picked up 138 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Kinney, who threw for 186 yards and four touchdowns.
Padua Franciscan is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for North Royalton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Padua Franciscan is on the road again on Friday to play Lake Catholic at 7:00 p.m. Lake Catholic will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Padua Franciscan surely won't give up without a fight. As for North Royalton, they will welcome Stow-Munroe Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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