The Catholic Bears will face off against the East Jefferson Warriors on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Zachary, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Catholic was ranked sixth). Catholic strolled past Zachary with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 73-55. The Bears' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but East Jefferson had no problem doing just that on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 28-10 victory over the Bruins.
East Jefferson relied on the efforts of Paul Jones, who rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns, and Malcolm Jones, who picked up 20 receiving yards. The dominant performance also gave Malcolm a new career-high in rushing yards (25).
East Jefferson wouldn't let Bonnabel keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Jefferson can thank Dorrion Hollins and Christopher Ramos for forcing both of them. Hollins also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. Another thorn in Bonnabel's side was Iago Henrique, who picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Catholic's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. 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 East Jefferson, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
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