The Cardinal Mooney Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Lakewood Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Mooney is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Cardinal Mooney will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Bishop Verot, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Cardinal Mooney put the hurt on Bishop Verot with a sharp 49-28 victory on Friday. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Cardinal Mooney's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Connail Jackson, who rushed for 224 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and Devin Mignery, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Jackson a new career-high in rushing yards. Ashton Kelly was in the mix too, providing Cardinal Mooney with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cardinal Mooney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 451 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 244 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cardinal Mooney's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Macaiden Brown was the leader with two. Another thorn in Bishop Verot's side was Jayden Burnett, who picked up a sack, made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss), and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Lakewood was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 21-17 to St. Petersburg. Despite 137 more yards than the Green Devils, the Spartans couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Cardinal Mooney's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Lakewood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Cardinal Mooney has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 300.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lakewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 213.6. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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