The Blanchet Catholic Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the Dayton Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blanchet Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Dayton will be coming in after a loss.
Blanchet Catholic's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Willamina 28-0 at home.
Meanwhile, a win for Dayton just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 35-12 to Santiam Christian. Having soared to a lofty 45 points in the game before, the Pirates couldn't push the score so high this time.
Although Dayton took the loss, they still got scores from Taylr Miller and Pedro Cisneros.
Even though they lost, Dayton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in 19 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Blanchet Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Dayton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Blanchet Catholic was dealt a bruising 38-8 loss at the hands of Dayton in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Blanchet Catholic, Zach Smith (who rushed for 233 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 67 receiving yards and two touchdowns) 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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