The Central Valley Warriors will head out to face off against the North Catholic Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Central Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 51 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Avonworth on Friday. They were outmatched by the Antelopes and fell 34-6. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Antelopes are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, North Catholic suffered their biggest defeat since October 18, 2024 on Friday. They came up short against Imani Christian Academy, falling 36-16. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Trojans' biggest loss of the season was also their lowest-scoring.
Central Valley's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-4. As for North Catholic, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Central Valley beat North Catholic 46-38 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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