After flying high against Savio last Friday, Central Catholic came back down to earth. The Central Catholic Buttons came up short against the St. Thomas Catholic Eagles on Friday, falling 48-23. The Buttons have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Central Catholic still got an impressive performance from Garrett Ticer, who threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns.
St. Thomas Catholic was led to victory by Roy Thomas Jenkins and Javaughn Waldron. Jenkins threw for 352 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes, while Waldron rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns. Logan Branting did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 91 receiving yards.
Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for St. Thomas Catholic, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Central Catholic will look to defend their home field on Friday against Concordia Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. Concordia Lutheran will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Central Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. As for St. Thomas Catholic, they are taking a road trip to challenge Savio at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Thomas Catholic is facing Savio at the right time seeing as Savio is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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