Clearwater Central Catholic had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Lakeland Christian Vikings on Friday as the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders made off with a 35-14 victory. Clearwater Central Catholic's win was all the more impressive since the Vikings were averaging only 14.58 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for Sean Cuono, who rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. Those 186 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Nasir Hutchinson was another key back, rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Clearwater Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lakeland Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being DJ Howard, who picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Clearwater Central Catholic, bringing their record for this year to 11-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.8 points per game. As for Lakeland Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2.
Clearwater Central Catholic will challenge Cardinal Newman at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cardinal Newman is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Clearwater Central Catholic a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Lakeland Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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