On Thursday, Catholic faced Zachary in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Catholic Bears took down the Zachary Broncos 73-55. The victory was familiar territory for the Bears who have now won six matches in a row.
Despite the loss, Zachary still got an impressive performance from Davekio Ruffin, who rushed for 304 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Ruffin a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Caleb Gonzales, who threw for 188 yards and a touchdown.
Catholic pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.0 points per game. As for Zachary, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Zachary, they will welcome Sam Houston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Zachary is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.7 points per game this season.
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