The Pender Pendragons will take on the Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pender is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.8 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Pender ended up a good deal behind Wisner-Pilger and lost 38-19.
Pender might have lost, but man, Owen Kneifl was a machine: he rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
Pender didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Reece Heineman and Alex Roth.
Meanwhile, Guardian Angels Central Catholic put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Tri County Northeast 46-6 at home. The result was nothing new for the Bluejays, who have now won seven contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Guardian Angels Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 255 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic wouldn't let Tri County Northeast keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Guardian Angels Central Catholic can thank Dominic Johnson and Jordan Timmerman for forcing both of them. Timmerman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Pender's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Guardian Angels Central Catholic, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Thursday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Pender has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 233.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Guardian Angels Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 294.6. It's looking like Thursday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Pender might still be hurting after the 34-14 defeat they got from Guardian Angels Central Catholic in their previous meeting on October 4th. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pender was down 20-0.
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