The Troy Christian Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Lehman Catholic Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Troy Christian has struggled recently with nine losses in a row, while Lehman Catholic will arrive with seven straight wins.
Troy Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 68-7 loss at the hands of Northridge. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 675th, while the Polar Bears are ranked 317th).
Meanwhile, Lehman Catholic was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Covington 35-7 at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Cavaliers just coasted through the last quarter.
Lehman Catholic's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Turner Lachey, who threw for 395 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt. Evan O'Leary was Lachey's top target, picking up 170 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lehman Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Cj Olding.
Troy Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Lehman Catholic, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Troy Christian was taken down by Lehman Catholic 48-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Troy Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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