The Belleville Tigers will square off against the Catholic Central Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Belleville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Saline to the tune of 42-7. With the Tigers ahead 28-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
It was another big night for Bryce Underwood, who threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 62 yards on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Catholic Central put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat West Bloomfield 41-7. Given the Shamrocks' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Lakers are ranked 39th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Catholic Central's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.8 points per game. As for Belleville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-1.
Everything went Belleville's way against Catholic Central in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, as Belleville made off with a 33-10 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Belleville since the team 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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