Cathedral has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the North Central Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Cathedral will be strutting in after a victory while North Central will be coming in after a defeat.
Cathedral is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Cathedral was ranked fifth). Cathedral was the clear victor by a 31-7 margin over Indianapolis Bishop Chatard on Friday.
Cathedral found their leader in underclassman Xavier Dangerfield, who rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Dangerfield is now averaging an impressive 112.8 rushing yards per game.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cathedral's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Kyle Harden with 2.5. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Meanwhile, North Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They were dealt a 62-10 defeat at the hands of Lawrence North. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Wildcats are ranked eighth).
The win got Cathedral back to even at 2-2. As for North Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Cathedral against North Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 42-2 victory. Will Cathedral repeat their success, or does North Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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