The Concordia Prep Saints will face off against the Calvert Hall Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Concordia Prep is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Concordia Prep is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against McDonogh on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Concordia Prep came up short against McDonogh, falling 32-6.
Meanwhile, Calvert Hall faced Gilman in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Calvert Hall put the hurt on Gilman with a sharp 28-7 victory. Considering the Cardinals have won six contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
John Asuquo went supernova for Calvert Hall, rushing for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards Asuquo has posted since back in August of 2023. Chris Hewitt got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Calvert Hall didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Hewitt led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Knyair Crumb also made five total tackles, which is notable because Calvert Hall is undefeated when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
Calvert Hall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Concordia Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Calvert Hall, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Concordia Prep was taken down by Calvert Hall 43-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2018. Can Concordia Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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