A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals dukes it out withthe Paul VI Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Ireton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.7 points per game this season.
Bishop Ireton's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Saint John Paul the Great Catholic, posting a 31-0 victory on the road. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Wolves are ranked 278th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Ireton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Paul VI hadn't done well against Archbishop Carroll recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Paul VI walked away with a 21-12 win over Archbishop Carroll.
Bishop Ireton pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Paul VI, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Bishop Ireton was able to grind out a solid win over Paul VI when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 26-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Ireton 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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