Brother Rice played a tough matchup on Sunday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 41-8 loss at the hands of the Catholic Central Shamrocks. The contest marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Catholic Central's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Duke Banta, who threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Banta a new career-high in passer rating (169.5). Cedric Williams helped Banta out on the ground, rushing for 119 yards and one TD on only eight carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Brother Rice and nudges their season record down to 2-4. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 4-2 St. John's Jesuit (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 83.3% over those games). As for Catholic Central, the win keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Brother Rice is set to take on their familiar foe De La Salle Collegiate at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Catholic Central will face off against rival St. John's Jesuit at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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