The St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers will take on the Morenci Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Mary Central Catholic has six straight victories, Morenci has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Mary Central Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Chalker, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (St. Mary Central Catholic was ranked third). St. Mary Central Catholic walked away with a 26-14 win over Chalker on Saturday. The 26-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, a victory for Morenci just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Britton Deerfield 62-14.
St. Mary Central Catholic pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Morenci, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything came up roses for St. Mary Central Catholic against Morenci in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 40-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mary Central Catholic since the squad 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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