The Lourdes Central Catholic Knights are on the road again on Friday to play the Sandy Creek Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lourdes Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 32-27 win over Plainview.
Meanwhile, Sandy Creek put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Shelby-Rising City 54-0. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Ethan Shaw continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 88 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Connor Rempe was Shaw's top target, picking up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Sandy Creek's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Alston Clark and Josh Spray, who racked up four sacks between them.
Sandy Creek's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.9 points per game. As for Lourdes Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
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