Calvary Baptist Academy is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Catholic - N.I. is on a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Calvary Baptist Academy Cavaliers will host the Catholic - N.I. Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Calvary Baptist Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Episcopal to the tune of 52-10. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Knights are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Abram Wardell was his usual excellent self, throwing for 415 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Another player making a difference was James Simon, who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, Catholic - N.I.'s offense rose to the challenge against a Greenies defense that boasted an average of only 11.5 points allowed on Friday. Catholic - N.I. blew past Newman, posting a 31-0 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers just coasted through the last quarter.
Catholic - N.I. didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Karon Eugene led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Calvary Baptist Academy's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Catholic - N.I., their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Calvary Baptist Academy has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 169.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Catholic - N.I., though, as they've been averaging only 89.5. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Calvary Baptist Academy suffered a grim 49-28 defeat to Catholic - N.I. in their previous matchup back in November of 2017. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Calvary Baptist Academy was down 35-14.
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