The Tampa Catholic Crusaders will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Bishop Verot Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Tampa Catholic is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Trinity Catholic. Everything went Tampa Catholic's way against Trinity Catholic on Friday as Tampa Catholic made off with a 40-14 win.
Joshua Balloon Jr had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Ruan, who threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns.
Tampa Catholic's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Joseph Gualemi was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Meanwhile, Bishop Verot took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They strolled past Jesuit with points to spare, taking the game 48-34.
Carter Smith went supernova for Bishop Verot, rushing for 33 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 144 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. Marquan Young got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Tampa Catholic and Bishop Verot were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, but Tampa Catholic suffered an agonizing 22-21 loss. Will Tampa Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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