Cathedral Prep has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the St. Francis Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cathedral Prep's defense has only allowed 11.6 points per game this season, so St. Francis' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Cathedral Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Canisius, who was ranked fifth at the time (Cathedral Prep was ranked 19th). Cathedral Prep came out on top against Canisius by a score of 36-24 last Thursday.
Meanwhile, St. Francis was beaten by Ironton 56-19 two weeks ago. The Red Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-0.
Despite the defeat, St. Francis got top-tier performance from Damone Allen, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown. Allen really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
St. Francis wouldn't let Ironton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. St. Francis can thank William Hanson and Maxwell Haggerty for forcing all of them.
Cathedral Prep pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Francis, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Cathedral Prep didn't have too much breathing room in their match against St. Francis in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 78-72 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Francis' Terrence Pendergrass, who rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Cathedral Prep to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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