The Cardinal Mooney Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Lakewood Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Mooney will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Cardinal Mooney will bounce into Friday's match after beating Bishop Verot, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Cardinal Mooney put the hurt on Bishop Verot with a sharp 49-28 win on Friday. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Cardinal Mooney can attribute much of their success to Connail Jackson, who rushed for 224 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and Devin Mignery, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Jackson a new career-high in rushing yards. Ashton Kelly also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cardinal Mooney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 451 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 244 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cardinal Mooney's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Macaiden Brown with two. Another thorn in Bishop Verot's side was Jayden Burnett, who picked up a sack, made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss), and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Lakewood was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 21-17 to St. Petersburg. The Spartans gained 137 more yards on the day, but it was the Green Devils that made the best use of them.
Cardinal Mooney pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lakewood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Cardinal Mooney has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 300.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lakewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 213.6. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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