Delone Catholic and York Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Delone Catholic Squires will look to defend their home field on Friday against the York Catholic Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. Delone Catholic is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Last Saturday, Delone Catholic was fully in charge, breezing past York County Tech 38-6 on the road.
Meanwhile, a victory for York Catholic just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 49-7 loss at the hands of Bermudian Springs. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Eagles are ranked 231st).
Delone Catholic's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for York Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Delone Catholic against York Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 42-6 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was York Catholic's Sean Melhorn, who rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Delone Catholic still be able to contain Melhorn? There's only one way to find out.
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