Indian Rocks Christian is 0-4 against Clearwater Central Catholic since September of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Indian Rocks Christian Eagles will play host again on Friday to welcome the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two weeks ago, Indian Rocks Christian earned a 28-20 win over St. Petersburg Catholic.
Indian Rocks Christian can attribute much of their success to Anderson Dumm, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and Hogue Haydon, who threw for 103 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Haydon a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Clearwater Central Catholic put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 55-7 victory over Trinity Catholic. The Marauders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 28 points or more this season.
Jershaun Newton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 242 yards and two touchdowns. Nasir Hutchinson was another key player, gaining 69 total yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clearwater Central Catholic's defense and their six sacks. Keo Jenkins was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself. Johnny Richardson was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
The win got Indian Rocks Christian back to even at 2-2. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Indian Rocks Christian has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 214.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Clearwater Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 230.8. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Indian Rocks Christian was dealt a bruising 42-14 defeat at the hands of Clearwater Central Catholic when the teams last played back in November of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Indian Rocks Christian was down 35-0.
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