Helix and Cathedral Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Helix Highlanders will take on the Cathedral Catholic Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Helix will be strutting in after a victory while Cathedral Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
If Cathedral Catholic heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Helix took over last week. Helix sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 23-20 win over Madison on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Highlanders.
Isaiah Jackson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 147 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 147 rushing yards.
Helix was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Cathedral Catholic's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They fell just short of St. Ignatius College Preparatory by a score of 16-14. That makes it the first time this season the Dons have let down their home crowd.
The victory got Helix back to even at 2-2. As for Cathedral Catholic, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Helix strolled past Cathedral Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 35-21. Will Helix repeat their success, or does Cathedral Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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