With a playoff game on the line, St. Michael Catholic rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Handley Tigers as they made off with a 63-40 victory. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Noah Moss continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 204 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 110 rushing yards. Gunner Rivers was another key player, throwing for 260 yards and four touchdowns.
St. Michael Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brayden Smith and Kamarjay Lavoie.
The win was the fifth in a row for St. Michael Catholic, bringing their record for this year to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.6 points per game. As for Handley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4.
St. Michael Catholic will challenge Pleasant Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pleasant Grove is coming into the matchup with five straight victories at home, so St. Michael Catholic will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Handley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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