The Benedictine Cadets will square off against the Ola Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Benedictine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Southwest DeKalb as Benedictine made off with a 35-13 win. That's two games straight that the Cadets have won by exactly 22 points.
Meanwhile, Ola had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 37-0 victory over the Falcons. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Falcons are ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Caden Waye, who rushed for 198 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 101 rushing yards per game. Ola also got a significant boost from Cayden Hutson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 103 yards.
Benedictine pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.3 points per game. As for Ola, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
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