The Cardinal Ritter College Prep Lions will square off against the Bishop Miege Stags at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cardinal Ritter College Prep has 20 straight wins, Bishop Miege has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cardinal Ritter College Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Lift for Life Academy 50-16 at home. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won three contests by 34 points or more so far this season.
Carson (Cart'Dawg) Boyd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 238 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jamarion Parker, who gained 144 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cardinal Ritter College Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Cardinal Ritter College Prep's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Jayden Mcgee and Bryce Gray, who racked up all six sacks between them. Mcgee also set a new season high mark in sacks with three.
Meanwhile, Bishop Miege was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 28-24 to Saint Thomas Aquinas. The Stags were up 17-0 in the second but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Bishop Miege's loss came about despite a quality game from Marco Rodriguez, who threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards.
Cardinal Ritter College Prep's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Bishop Miege, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Cardinal Ritter College Prep has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 294 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Bishop Miege has preferred to attack from the air: they average 283.2 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
