On Friday, Malvern Prep faced Roman Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Malvern Prep Friars fell to the Roman Catholic Cahillite 21-17. The Friars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cahillite apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2022.
Andrew Pellicciotta and Jake Bauer certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Pellicciotta rushed for 102 yards on only eight carries, while Bauer rushed for nine yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of thoserushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 52 yards.
Roman Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Semaj Beals led the charge by throwing for 262 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 37 yards. The dominant performance gave Beals a new career-high in rushing yards. Rayshawn Scott was Beals' top target, picking up 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Malvern Prep's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. As for Roman Catholic, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Malvern Prep will take on Salesianum at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Roman Catholic, they will challenge DeMatha at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Roman Catholic's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so DeMatha's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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