The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders will venture away from home to square off against the Walton Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pensacola Catholic has five straight wins, Walton has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pensacola Catholic's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed past Destin to the tune of 45-0. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won three matchups by 35 points or more so far this season.
Ethan Crandall
| 10/03/25 vs Destin | 216 |
| 09/26/25 @ Freeport | 214 |
| 09/19/25 @ Providence School | 147 |
| 09/12/25 vs Montgomery Catholic | 23 |
| 09/05/25 vs Godby | 11 |
| + 2 more games |
Ethan Crandall was his usual excellent self, rushing for 216 yards and a pair of scores on only 13 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106.6 rushing yards per game.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Pensacola Catholic proved: they limited Destin to a paltry 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Cortell Cunningham for the heroic effort on defense: he. Pensacola Catholic hasn't allowed more than 7.2 yards per carry in three consecutive games.
Pensacola Catholic's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for 4.5 sacks. Destin's QB won't forget Lane Grissett anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times. Grissett also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with eight.
Meanwhile, Walton came up short against Arnold on Friday and fell 28-21. The Braves gained 76 more yards on the day, but it was the Marlins that made the best use of them.
Walton's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Pensacola Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Pensacola Catholic came up short against Walton when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 28-24. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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