Two dominant signal callers in Braeden Palazzo and Malik Washington are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The McDonogh Eagles will face off against the Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with McDonogh sitting on seven straight wins and Archbishop Spalding on 15 (dating back to last season).
McDonogh is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Calvert Hall by a score of 21-10. 21 seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Spalding faced Mount St. Joseph in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Archbishop Spalding claimed a resounding 38-0 win over Mount St. Joseph. The result was nothing new for the Cavaliers, who have now won nine games by 31 points or more so far this season.
Archbishop Spalding had a senior duo take command as Washington threw for 193 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes and Chase Gorman rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. What's more, Washington also racked up 38 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September.
Archbishop Spalding pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.5 points. As for McDonogh, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
McDonogh was dealt a bruising 45-0 defeat at the hands of Archbishop Spalding when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Washington, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards. Now that McDonogh knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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