The Cardinal Mooney Cardinals will venture away from home to face off against the Ursuline Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cardinal Mooney took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by East at home to the tune of 32-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cardinals considering their six-point performance the match before.
Meanwhile, Ursuline entered their tilt with Chaney on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Cowboys 37-6 on the road. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Cowboys are ranked 187th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dc Ferrell had a dynamite game for Ursuline, rushing for 66 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 96 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Ferrell has posted since back in August. Ursuline also got a significant boost from Joe Balog, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
Ursuline didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Todd White and Tizzel White.
Cardinal Mooney's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-6. As for Ursuline, their record is now 8-1.
Cardinal Mooney lost to Ursuline on the road by a decisive 35-16 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Cardinal Mooney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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