Catholic Central and Carrick met for a duel on Saturday where Catholic Central came out on top. The Catholic Central Crusaders walked away with a 26-18 win over the Carrick Raiders. The Crusaders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Raiders, too.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tommy Pergi and he. Pergi rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown. Jimmy Hernon also punched in three rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Catholic Central is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
Catholic Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carrick only rushed for 58.
One reason for the win was Catholic Central's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Carrick's QB won't forget Peyton Rauch anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Rauch has been hot recently, having also posted two or more sacks the last three times he's played.
Although Carrick took the loss, they still got scores from Stephon Malloy, Kejuan Johnson, and Amari Eleam.
Catholic Central's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Carrick, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Catholic Central's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on River at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Carrick does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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