Moreau Catholic is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Del Norte is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Moreau Catholic Mariners will welcome the Del Norte Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Moreau Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.7 points per game this season.
Moreau Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past St. Bernard's, posting a 49-14 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-7.
Jayden Bryant was his usual excellent self, rushing for 66 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, while also picking up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Charles, who threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes.
Moreau Catholic wouldn't let St. Bernard's keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Moreau Catholic can thank Seth Evans and Landon Nolasco-Hodges for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, Del Norte and Kelseyville met for a duel on Friday where Del Norte came out on top. Del Norte slipped by Kelseyville 13-12. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by just one point.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Benjamin Borges and Kyle Watkins. Borges had a great game and gained 104 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Watkins was balling out in the loss, picking up 168 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 31 yards.
Moreau Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.9 points per game. As for Del Norte, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Moreau Catholic has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 150 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Del Norte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 205.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Moreau Catholic might still be hurting after the 28-7 defeat they got from Del Norte when the teams last played back in November of 2019. Thankfully for Moreau Catholic, Levi Cox Cooley (who rushed for 153 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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