The Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish will face off against the Memphis University School Owls at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Knoxville Catholic is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Knoxville Catholic is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Baylor on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Knoxville Catholic was outmatched by Baylor at home and fell 49-17. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Red Raiders are ranked first).
Knoxville Catholic might have lost, but man, Tyreek King was a machine: he picked up 129 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 68 yards. Knoxville Catholic also got a significant boost from Matthew Rogers, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Meanwhile, Memphis University School got the win against Briarcrest Christian on Friday by a conclusive 31-10. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 24-3.
Gavin Gatere had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. Memphis University School is 2-1 when Gatere posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-5 otherwise.
Memphis University School's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6. As for Knoxville Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Knoxville Catholic skirted past Memphis University School 31-28 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Does Knoxville Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Memphis University School turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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