St. Edmund is 8-0 against North Central since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Edmund Fighting Blue Jays are taking a road trip to square off against the North Central Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Edmund has three straight wins, North Central has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, St. Edmund took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 60-15 victory over Morgan City. With the Fighting Blue Jays ahead 54-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
St. Edmund can attribute much of their success to Henry Summerlin, who rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and Kane West, who threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes. Summerlin is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (122 yards to be exact) went to John Landry, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, North Central took a blow against Pine Prairie on Thursday, falling 60-6.
St. Edmund's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for North Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for St. Edmund against North Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 48-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Edmund since the squad 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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