Our Lady of Lourdes has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Cornwall Central Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Our Lady of Lourdes will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Our Lady of Lourdes is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Wallkill 66-48 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Cornwall Central came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Sawyers onto the board and left with a 41-0 victory. That 41 point margin sets a new team best for the Dragons this season.
A big part of Cornwall Central's win came down to the chemistry between Quinn Pikarsky and his top target Braden Murphy. Pikarsky threw for 259 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes while Murphy picked up 95 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Cornwall Central also got a significant boost from Jordan Bishop, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 103 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cornwall Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Our Lady of Lourdes' victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Cornwall Central, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Our Lady of Lourdes was dealt a bruising 47-8 defeat at the hands of Cornwall Central in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Our Lady of Lourdes, Jaiden Laureano (who threw for 159 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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