The Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes will challenge the Canterbury Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop McLaughlin Catholic's defense has only allowed 17.6 points per game this season, so Canterbury's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 54 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Orangewood Christian on Friday. They fell to the Rams 12-7. The Hurricanes gained 73 more yards on the day, but it was the Rams that made the best use of them.
Meanwhile, Canterbury was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 56-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marathon. One positive for the Cougars, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Even if they lost, Canterbury's defensive line still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Gavin Brady and Griffin Curran, who racked up five sacks between them. Brady also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 16.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Canterbury, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic strolled past Canterbury in their previous meeting back in September of 2016 by a score of 17-0. Does Bishop McLaughlin Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Canterbury turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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