Clearwater Central Catholic hasn't had much luck against Chaminade-Madonna recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders will challenge the Chaminade-Madonna Lions at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Clearwater Central Catholic sitting on five straight wins and Chaminade-Madonna on 12.
Clearwater Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They slipped by Cardinal Newman 22-21. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Marauders were the better team in the second half.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jershaun Newton and Jyron Hughley. Newton had a great game and rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Meanwhile, Hughley was balling out in the loss, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 108 yards and a touchdown.
Clearwater Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 356 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Chaminade-Madonna's strategy against Trinity Christian Academy on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Chaminade-Madonna blew Trinity Christian Academy out of the water with a 35-6 final score. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by 25 points or more this season.
Chaminade-Madonna's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tyler Chance, who threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Washington, who picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Chaminade-Madonna's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 43.7 points. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
Clearwater Central Catholic took a serious blow against Chaminade-Madonna in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 56-0. Thankfully for Clearwater Central Catholic, Cedrick Bailey (who threw for 353 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also caught a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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