North Central hasn't had much luck against Cathedral recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
North Central is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 19th straight game dating back to last season last Friday. They were outmatched by Ben Davis at home and fell 44-14. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Giants are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, while it was Cathedral who put the first points on the board last Friday, it was Warren Central who put up more. Cathedral fell to Warren Central 34-28. The Fighting Irish's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Devaughn Slaughter, who picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown.
North Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Cathedral, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
North Central took a serious blow against Cathedral when the teams last played back in September, falling 53-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cathedral's Xavier Dangerfield, who rushed for 188 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Now that North Central 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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