After losing to Patterson the last time they met, Central Catholic decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Raiders walked away with  a   19-6  win over the Tigers  on Thursday. Given the Raiders' advantage  in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Tigers are ranked 460th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

 Mia Cardoza
| 09/18/25 vs Patterson | 214 | 
| 09/16/25 @ Mountain House | 194 | 
| 09/11/25 @ Sierra | 124 | 
| 09/09/25 @ Manteca | 144 | 
| 09/06/25 vs Buhach Colony | 65 | 
| 09/06/25 vs Gregori | 222 | 
Central Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but  Mia Cardoza led the charge by throwing for 214 yards and two  touchdowns. That's the most  passing yards  Cardoza has posted  over her last six  games. Central Catholic's leading receiver  Adisyn Quadros was  Cardoza's top target yet again, picking up 97 receiving yards and a pair of  scores.
 On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Central Catholic's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by  Quadros and  Melanie Alberto, who racked up all seven sacks between them.  Analeah Avila was another major factor on D,  making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged  an  interception.
The  victory was  the fourth in a row for Central Catholic, bringing their record up to 12-5. The  wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.5 points on average over those games. As for Patterson,  they are  on  a  six-game losing streak  that has dropped them down to 1-9.
 We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Central Catholic will  square off against  rival East Union  at 7:00  p.m.  on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few  points on average (the Raiders 10.9, the Lancers 11.2) so any  points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Patterson is set to  face off against  their familiar foe Oakdale  at 7:00  p.m.  on Tuesday.
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