With a playoff game on the line, DePaul Catholic rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the Paul VI Eagles to the tune of 45-14. Considering the Spartans have won five games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
DePaul Catholic got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Derek Zammit out in front who threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Zammit has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Nolan James also helped with two touchdowns in total.
DePaul Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 240 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 241.5.
The win made it two in a row for DePaul Catholic and bumps their season record up to 9-1. As for Paul VI, they moved to 7-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. DePaul Catholic will look to defend their home field on Friday against Holy Spirit at 6:00 p.m. Holy Spirit will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something DePaul Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. As for Paul VI, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Camden Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on November 27th. Paul VI will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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