After flying high against Evansville Harrison last Friday, Evansville Mater Dei came back down to earth. The Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats fell to the Evansville Reitz Panthers 21-17. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Evansville Mater Dei saw an underclassman step up: Jackie Ford made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss). Jacob Randolph also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 101.
Evansville Reitz's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elijah Darrett led the charge by picking up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 43 yards. Jamontre Johnson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 103 receiving yards.
Evansville Mater Dei's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-2. As for Evansville Reitz, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 7-2.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats dukes it out withEvansville Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. They know how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Evansville Mater Dei like a good challenge. As for Evansville Reitz, they will host Evansville Central at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Evansville Reitz is facing Evansville Central at the right time seeing as Evansville Central is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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