The Conwell-Egan Catholic Eagles will take on the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Conwell-Egan Catholic comes in on six and Northwestern Lehigh on 12.
Last Saturday, Conwell-Egan Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Simon Gratz, taking the game 24-12.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Northwestern Lehigh rose to the challenge on Friday. They claimed a resounding 36-7 win over the Spartans. Considering the Tigers have won 11 games by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Shane Leh was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Northwestern Lehigh was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Conwell-Egan Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.4 points per game. As for Northwestern Lehigh, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
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