Catholic Central is on a seven-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Northwestern an eight-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Catholic Central Irish will finish 2024 at home by hosting the Northwestern Warriors at 1:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Catholic Central is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Fairbanks on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Catholic Central had to suffer through a 65-22 loss at the hands of Fairbanks. The Irish were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-10.
Meanwhile, Northwestern was beaten by Graham Local 48-19 on Saturday. The contest marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Catholic Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Catholic Central beat Northwestern 41-34 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will Catholic Central repeat their success, or does Northwestern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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