A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Catholic - N.I. Panthers challenge the Dunham Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday... Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Catholic - N.I. sitting on 12 straight wins and Dunham on 14.
Catholic - N.I. is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Calvary Baptist Academy 33-31. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Panthers, who until this match were averaging 12 points allowed.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Luke Landry and Abram Wardell. Landry had a great game and threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Wardell did his best for the losing side, throwing for 190 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Dunham's offense rose to the challenge against a Panthers defense that boasted an average of only 9.79 points allowed on Friday. Dunham put the hurt on Bunkie with a sharp 46-22 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won eight contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
Catholic - N.I.'s victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.4 points. As for Dunham, their win bumped their record up to 14-0.
Everything came up roses for Catholic - N.I. against Dunham in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, as the squad secured a 35-7 victory. Will Catholic - N.I. repeat their success, or does Dunham have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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