The North Catholic Trojans and the Hopewell Vikings are set to duel on Friday. North Catholic is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
North Catholic is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Avonworth on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Catholic lost 48-28 to Avonworth. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Antelopes are ranked 99th).
Meanwhile, Hopewell hadn't done well against Central Valley recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Hopewell was the clear victor by a 44-20 margin over Central Valley. The Vikings pushed the score to 41-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
North Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Hopewell, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Everything came up roses for North Catholic against Hopewell in their previous matchup back in August of 2021, as the squad secured a 62-0 victory. Will North Catholic repeat their success, or does Hopewell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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