Catholic of Pointe Coupee had won seven straight home games dating back to last season and Jude Morrison did his part to make it eight on Thursday. The Catholic of Pointe Coupee Hornets managed a 26-22 victory over the St. Edmund Fighting Blue Jays thanks in part to Morrison, who rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 119 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Catholic of Pointe Coupee's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Cohen Higginbotham was the leader with two.
Catholic of Pointe Coupee's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for St. Edmund, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-1.
Catholic of Pointe Coupee will square off against Sacred Heart at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Catholic of Pointe Coupee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.1 points per game this season. As for St. Edmund, they will host Bolton Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Edmund is facing Bolton Academy at the right time seeing as Bolton Academy is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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