St. Michael Catholic extended their postseason success on Friday against Pleasant Grove. They strolled past the Pleasant Grove Spartans with points to spare, taking the game 38-24. Winning may never get old, but the Cardinals sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Noah Moss continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 235 yards and four touchdowns, while also picking up 38 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Brody Jones, who picked up 134 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Michael Catholic's defense and their four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Moss and Toby Edmiston, who racked up all four sacks between them. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Moss posted at least 110 rushing yards in the eighth games prior.
Despite the loss, Pleasant Grove still got an impressive performance from Collin Moore, who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Moore's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Pleasant Grove also got help from Tremell Washington, who showed off his sure hands for 107 receiving yards.
St. Michael Catholic's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.7 points per game. As for Pleasant Grove, the defeat snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 9-2 record.
St. Michael Catholic will take on Fairfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.5 points per game this season. Pleasant Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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