The Montgomery Catholic Knights will square off against the Vigor Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montgomery Catholic is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Montgomery Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Central of Clay County by a score of 21-9. The 21-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Vigor won against Eufaula last Friday with 41 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Vigor blew past UMS-Wright Prep, posting a 41-10 victory. Considering the Wolves have won ten matches by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Carlos Benjamin Jr was his usual excellent self, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Dylan Jackson was another key player, picking up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Vigor's defense and their nine sacks. Greg Crosby led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Another thorn in UMS-Wright Prep's side was Kentonio Kelly Jr., who made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Vigor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Montgomery Catholic's record now sits at 12-0. As for Vigor, their record is now 12-1.
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