The matchup between North Catholic and Elizabeth Forward on Friday hardly resembled the 17-0 effort from their previous meeting. The North Catholic Trojans fell just short of the Elizabeth Forward Warriors by a score of 45-42. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Trojans have suffered since October 27, 2023.
Charlie Nigut continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Elizabeth Forward, rushing for 273 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also picking up 36 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Nigut is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Backing up that air attack was Ryan Messina, who rushed for 106 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
North Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Elizabeth Forward, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
North Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Elizabeth Forward, they will face off against Central Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Elizabeth Forward's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven matchups.
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