Catholic Memorial is 8-1 against Malden Catholic since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Catholic Memorial Knights and the Malden Catholic Lancers are set to duel. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Catholic Memorial has six straight wins, Malden Catholic has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Catholic Memorial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: St. John's Prep, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Catholic Memorial was ranked first). Catholic Memorial took their contest on Saturday with ease, bagging a 34-0 victory over St. John's Prep. Catholic Memorial's win was all the more impressive since the Eagles were averaging only 14 points allowed on the season.
Mekhi Dodd was his usual excellent self, rushing for 245 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 64 yards.
Catholic Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Catholic Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Liam Conlon and Jackson Tucker. Tucker has been hot recently, having also posted at least one interception the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, a victory for Malden Catholic just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Xaverian Brothers, falling 35-13.
Catholic Memorial's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Malden Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything went Catholic Memorial's way against Malden Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Catholic Memorial made off with a 41-19 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Catholic Memorial since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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