It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Padua Franciscan can now relate to. They took a blow against the Central Catholic Fighting Irish on Friday, falling 45-7. The Bruins were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the three matches prior) but the Fighting Irish's defense proved too tough.
Despite the loss, Padua Franciscan still got an impressive performance from Roderick Love, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown. Love's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 112 rushing yards.
Central Catholic got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tyler Morgan out in front who rushed for 131 yards on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards Morgan has posted since back in September. Ali Beydoun was another key player, throwing for 190 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
The loss snapped Padua Franciscan's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-6 record. As for Central Catholic, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.
As of now, neither Padua Franciscan nor Central Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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