The Christ the King Gladiators will head out to take on the Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Christ the King's defense has only allowed 8.8 points per game this season, so Marian Central Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Christ the King is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Bishop McNamara just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 29-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fightin' Irish. That makes it the first time this season the Gladiators have let down their home crowd.
Although Christ the King took the loss, they still got scores from Matthew Harland, Cameron Pitts, and Pitts.
Even if they lost, Christ the King's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Levar Hall was the leader with two. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 7.5 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Marian Central Catholic lost 27-6 to Chicago Christian on Friday.
Having lost for the first time this season, Christ the King fell to 3-1. As for Marian Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Christ the King was dealt a bruising 55-0 loss at the hands of Marian Central Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Christ the King avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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