Seneca Valley is 1-9 against Central Catholic since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m.
Seneca Valley's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against North Allegheny two weeks ago. They were outmatched by the Tigers at home and fell 38-0. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Tigers are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Central Catholic came tearing into two weeks ago's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Big Macs with a sharp 38-13 win. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won seven matchups by 25 points or more so far this season.
Central Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Elijah Faulkner, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Bradley Gompers was another key receiver, picking up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Central Catholic's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.2 points per game. As for Seneca Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Seneca Valley was taken down by Central Catholic 60-7 when the teams last played back in October. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Seneca Valley was down 40-7.
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