Indian Rocks Christian is 0-4 against Clearwater Central Catholic since September of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Indian Rocks Christian Eagles will stay at home for another week and welcome the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Indian Rocks Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Petersburg Catholic, taking the game 28-20.
Indian Rocks Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Anderson Dumm, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and Hogue Haydon, who threw for 103 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Haydon a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Clearwater Central Catholic put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Trinity Catholic on the road to the tune of 55-7. Considering the Marauders have won four matches by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jershaun Newton was his usual excellent self, rushing for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 242 yards and two touchdowns. Nasir Hutchinson was another key player, gaining 69 total yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clearwater Central Catholic's defense and their six sacks. Trinity Catholic's QB won't forget Keo Jenkins anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Another thorn in Trinity Catholic's side was Johnny Richardson, who picked up a sack and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
The win got Indian Rocks Christian back to even at 2-2. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Indian Rocks Christian has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 214.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Clearwater Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 230.8. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Indian Rocks Christian took a serious blow against Clearwater Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 42-14. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Indian Rocks Christian was down 35-0.
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