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| 10/25/24 - Home | 35-9 W |
| 10/13/23 - Away | 57-20 W |
| 10/15/21 - Away | 49-13 W |
Bishop O'Dowd is a perfect 3-0 against Moreau Catholic since October of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Mariners at 7:00 p.m. Bishop O'Dowd will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Bishop O'Dowd is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Berkeley to the tune of 55-12 last Friday. The win continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Yellowjackets: they've now won seven in a row.
Bishop O'Dowd's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lamar Ellis, who rushed for 129 yards and a pair of scores on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Cermenelli-Johnson, who threw for 146 yards and two TDs on only six passes.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Bishop O'Dowd proved: they limited Berkeley to a paltry 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Jimmy Odowd for the heroic effort on defense: he. Bishop O'Dowd's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.68 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 7.53 on average over their last five games.
Bishop O'Dowd didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ambrose Carroll and Xavier Piper. Carroll got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Moreau Catholic not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since December 13, 2024 (when they won 42-8). They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat San Leandro 35-8. The Mariners pushed the score to 28-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates had little chance of recovering from.
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-5. As for Bishop O'Dowd, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything went Bishop O'Dowd's way against Moreau Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Bishop O'Dowd made off with a 35-9 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Mariners' Jalen Arnold, who picked up 116 receiving yards, and also punched in one touchdown on the ground. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Dragons to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
