The Bishop McGuinness Villains will square off against the Christ the King Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Christ the King took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bishop McGuinness, who comes in off a win.
Bishop McGuinness is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Winston-Salem Prep 52-22. The result was nothing new for the Villains, who have now won four contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 57 points the game before, Christ the King was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell to Community School of Davidson 14-10. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Christ the King saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brennen Wallace forced a fumble and made 13 total tackles.
Christ the King wouldn't let Community School of Davidson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Christ the King can thank John Gargano and Wallace for forcing both of them. Gargano also made five total tackles, which is notable because Christ the King is 3-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 0-5 otherwise.
Bishop McGuinness' win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Christ the King, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Bishop McGuinness came up short against Christ the King in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 31-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Christ the King's JP Zimmerman, who rushed for 129 yards, and also picked up 63 receiving yards. Now that Bishop McGuinness knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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