Narbonne's offense rose to the challenge against a Phantoms defense that boasted an average of only 16.4 points allowed on Friday. The Narbonne Gauchos secured a 35-31 W over the Cathedral Phantoms. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gauchos.
Jaden O'Neal was his usual excellent self, throwing for 225 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 45 yards.
Despite the loss, Cathedral still got an impressive performance from Jaden Jefferson, who threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 110 yards on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Jefferson a new career-high in rushing yards. Quentin Hale was Jefferson's top target, picking up 127 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Narbonne now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Cathedral, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Narbonne will square off against King/Drew at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. King/Drew's defense has only allowed 15.8 points per game this season, so Narbonne's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Cathedral, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bishop Alemany at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. One thing working in Cathedral's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matches.
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