The Catholic Central Crusaders will take on the Madonna Blue Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Catholic Central sitting on three straight wins and Madonna on five (dating back to last season).
Catholic Central's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Saturday, when they got past Harding's usually-dominant defense. Catholic Central came out on top against Harding by a score of 32-22. The Crusaders' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Madonna strolled past Webster County with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 26-8.
A big part of Madonna's victory came down to the chemistry between Maddox Bowen and his top target K.J. Ward. Bowen threw for 247 yards and a touchdown while Ward gained 87 total yards and a touchdown. Ward got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 53 yards.
Catholic Central pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Madonna, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Catholic Central took their win against Madonna in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 20-0. Does Catholic Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Madonna turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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