Fort Campbell is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Owensboro Catholic is on a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Fort Campbell Falcons will host the Owensboro Catholic Aces at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fort Campbell is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Todd County Central at home to the tune of 52-12 on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Owensboro Catholic never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 44-0 victory over Edmonson County. The Aces might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by 26 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Brady Atwell, who threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two rushing scores. Waryn Ebelhar also helped out with an impressive 119 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Owensboro Catholic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Miles Edge and Caden Conkright, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Conkright is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Fort Campbell now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Owensboro Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Fort Campbell took a serious blow against Owensboro Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 56-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Atwell, who threw for 302 yards and five touchdowns while completing 84% of his passes. Now that Fort Campbell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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