It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Catholic Memorial had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Bridgewater-Raynham Trojans 48-14. The victory was familiar territory for the Knights who have now won nine matches in a row.
It was another big night for Mekhi Dodd, who rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Kise Flannery was another key player, throwing for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
Catholic Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 241.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 246.5.
Catholic Memorial pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.8 points. As for Bridgewater-Raynham, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-4 record.
Catholic Memorial and Bridgewater-Raynham are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Catholic Memorial will take on Wellesley at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Catholic Memorial: 12.2, Wellesley: 9.6) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Bridgewater-Raynham, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Brockton at 10:00 a.m. on November 28th.
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