Mobile Christian has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Pensacola Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m.
Mobile Christian will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat St. Stanislaus on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 42-point loss they were dealt last Friday. Mobile Christian fell just short of St. Stanislaus by a score of 28-25.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pensacola Catholic). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Freeport 53-26 at home. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won three contests by 23 points or more so far this season.
One reason for the win was Pensacola Catholic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 13 sacks. Jeremiah Shelby led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. Terius Mason is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pensacola Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Mobile Christian now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Pensacola Catholic, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Mobile Christian couldn't quite finish off Pensacola Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2022 and fell 31-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pensacola Catholic's Cj Nettles, who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Mobile Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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