Two dominant backs in Messiah Mickens and Elijah Faulkner are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Harrisburg Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Central Catholic Vikings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Harrisburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Wilson 42-14. The victory was familiar territory for the Cougars who have now won five matches in a row.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic faced State College in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Central Catholic put the hurt on State College with a sharp 41-19 win. Central Catholic's victory was all the more impressive since the Little Lions were averaging only 14.08 points allowed on the season.
Faulkner was his usual excellent self, rushing for 250 yards and four touchdowns. Those 250 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Central Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Xxavier Thomas led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Central Catholic pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.9 points. As for Harrisburg, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
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