Two dominant signal callers in Jershaun Newton and Jyron Hughley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders will challenge the Cardinal Newman Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Clearwater Central Catholic sitting on four straight wins and Cardinal Newman on three.
Clearwater Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Lakeland Christian as Clearwater Central Catholic made off with a 35-14 victory. The Marauders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by 21 points or more this season.
Sean Cuono was his usual excellent self, rushing for 186 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 38 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Nasir Hutchinson, who rushed for 89 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Clearwater Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman didn't have too much trouble with First Baptist Academy on Friday as they won 27-9.
Hughley and Jaylin ?Jbo? Brown were among the main playmakers for Cardinal Newman as the former rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Cardinal Newman's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.6 points per game. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, their record now sits at 11-2.
Thursday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Clearwater Central Catholic has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 236.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Newman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 197.7. It's looking like Thursday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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