The Padua Franciscan Bruins's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lake Catholic Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Padua Franciscan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 35-28 victory over North Royalton on Friday.
Roderick Love was his usual excellent self, rushing for 257 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Padua Franciscan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 175.7.
Padua Franciscan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Christian Ruggiero and Conner Williams.
Meanwhile, Lake Catholic put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Holy Name 35-3 on the road. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Green Wave are ranked 339th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Padua Franciscan has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Lake Catholic, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Padua Franciscan came up short against Lake Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 21-13. Thankfully for Padua Franciscan, Josh Styles (who rushed for 187 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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