A win for Elyria Catholic just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 42-9 loss at the hands of the Benedictine Bengals. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while the Bengals are ranked 65th).
Despite the defeat, Elyria Catholic had strong showings from Connor Petrus, who picked up 108 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Darrell Shumpert, who threw for 117 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Shumpert a new career-high in rushing yards.
Elyria Catholic's loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Benedictine, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withLake Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They know how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Elyria Catholic like a good challenge. As for Benedictine, they will square off against Cathedral Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Benedictine's defense has only allowed 14.1 points per game this season, so Cathedral Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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