The Delhi Bears will venture away from home to square off against the Pensacola Catholic Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Delhi took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They breezed past Block to the tune of 60-24. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Delhi considering their 12-point performance the contest before.
Jatavius Hester went supernova, picking up 102 receiving yards and one TD, while also rushing for 59 yards and one score.
Meanwhile, Pensacola Catholic waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top against the Seahawks by a score of 24-13. 24 seems to be a good number for the Crusaders as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Delhi better keep an eye on Ethan Crandall. He was instrumental in Pensacola Catholic's win, rushing for 113 yards and one touchdown. Crandall's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards.
Pensacola Catholic's run defense was locked in: South Walton could only muster 1.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Kaleb Johnson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Pensacola Catholic hasn't allowed more than 4.4 yards per carry in six consecutive matchups.
Pensacola Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jayden Coleman, Lane Grissett, and Johnson picked up one apiece. Grissett also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with nine. Johnson got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Delhi's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Pensacola Catholic, their record is now 8-1.
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