The Catholic Rockets will challenge the El Dorado Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Catholic will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Catholic beat North Little Rock 27-17.
Catholic had a senior duo take command as Braxton Burks picked up 170 receiving yards and three touchdowns and Jackson England threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns. Burks' longest reception was for an incredible 87 yards. Catholic also got a significant boost from Noel Lewis, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask El Dorado). They put the hurt on Arkansas with a sharp 42-20 victory two weeks ago. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Razorbacks are ranked 72nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Catholic's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for El Dorado, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Catholic and El Dorado were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but Catholic came up empty-handed after a 22-21 loss. Can Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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