The Catholic Rockets will take on the West Memphis Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Catholic and seven for West Memphis dating back to last season.
Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 49-31 to El Dorado. Even if the Rockets couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Catholic might have lost, but man, Phillips Blair was a machine: he rushed for 55 yards and a pair of TDs, and also threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes. Another player making a difference was Ben Gassaway, who picked up 125 receiving yards and one score.
Meanwhile, West Memphis played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 64-20 loss at the hands of Sheridan. The Blue Devils were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for West Memphis, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Catholic against West Memphis in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 41-13 victory. Do the Rockets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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