Two dominant backs in Joshua Balloon Jr and Joseph Troupe are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tampa Catholic Crusaders will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Berkeley Prep Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m.
Tampa Catholic is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Clearwater on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tampa Catholic was beaten by Clearwater 48-14.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Berkeley Prep). They blew past Bloomingdale, posting a 45-7 victory on the road. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Buccaneers with their most commanding win of the season.
Dallas Golden continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 154 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Another player making a difference was Jacob Butler, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Berkeley Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Tampa Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Berkeley Prep, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Tampa Catholic lost to Berkeley Prep on the road by a decisive 42-28 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Troupe, who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Tampa Catholic 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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