On Friday, Cedar Catholic faced Battle Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cedar Catholic Trojans came out on top against the Battle Creek Braves by a score of 21-14. This was payback for the Trojans, who suffered a 30-12 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Among those leading the charge was Braeden Reifenrath, who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Cedar Catholic also got a significant boost from Breiton Whitmire, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 103 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Cedar Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 282 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Cedar Catholic's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Battle Creek, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-1.
Cedar Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 49-14 victory against Ponca on the 11th. Battle Creek has also already played their next matchup, a 28-0 win against West Point-Beemer on the 11th.
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