The Center Grove Trojans are taking a road trip to face off against the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Center Grove will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Center Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Lawrence Central, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Center Grove was ranked fourth). Center Grove walked away with a 27-18 win over Lawrence Central on Saturday.
Center Grove's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gabe Mcwilliams, who threw for 348 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Brevin Holubar was Mcwilliams' top target, picking up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cathedral). They blew past North Central 53-13 at home last Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Fighting Irish with their most commanding win of the season.
Cathedral found their leader in underclassman Xavier Dangerfield, who rushed for 188 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Dangerfield's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 141 rushing yards dating back to last season. Cathedral also got help from Devaughn Slaughter, who showed off his sure hands for 82 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cathedral was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Cathedral's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jack Lockhart and Aidan Hughes. Cathedral got some further help from Kyle Harden: he forced a fumble, made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Center Grove's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Cathedral, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Center Grove beat Cathedral 45-38 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Cathedral's Danny O'Neil, who threw for 331 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Center Grove to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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