The Catholic Central Shamrocks will face off against the Cass Tech Technicians at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Catholic Central comes in on 12 and Cass Tech on eight.
Catholic Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over Belleville. Catholic Central's win was all the more impressive since the Tigers were averaging only 12.42 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for Jaden Pydyn, who rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Samson Gash, who gained 93 total yards and two touchdowns.
Catholic Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Cass Tech faced Dakota in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Cass Tech walked away with a 21-14 victory over Dakota.
Cass Tech's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.2 points per game. As for Catholic Central, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
Catholic Central was taken down by Cass Tech 49-20 when the teams last played back in November of 2016. Can Catholic Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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