The Owensboro Catholic Aces will venture away from home to face off against the Fort Campbell Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Owensboro Catholic comes in on eight and Fort Campbell on four.
Owensboro Catholic's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Edmonson County 44-0 on the road. Considering the Aces have won seven matchups by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Brady Atwell, who threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two rushing scores. Waryn Ebelhar did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 119 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Owensboro Catholic's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Miles Edge and Caden Conkright, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Conkright is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Campbell). They took their match at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 52-12 victory over Todd County Central. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Owensboro Catholic's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Fort Campbell, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Owensboro Catholic against Fort Campbell in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Owensboro Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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