Prestonwood Christian has gone 7-2 against Nolan Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Prestonwood Christian Lions will look to defend their home field against the Nolan Catholic Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Prestonwood Christian will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Prestonwood Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Dallas Christian 49-9 on the road on Friday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Chargers are ranked 393rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Prestonwood Christian relied on the efforts of Takashi Shaw, who gained 205 total yards and two touchdowns, and Lj Taylor, who rushed for 79 yards and four touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Prestonwood Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Nolan Catholic came up short against Southwest Christian School on Friday and fell 28-21. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Nolan Catholic got top-tier performance from Carter Devero, who threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 84 yards. The dominant performance gave Devero a new career-high in rushing yards. 84 of those passing yards were hauled in by Aaron Morales, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Prestonwood Christian's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Nolan Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Prestonwood Christian against Nolan Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 70-12 victory. In that matchup, Prestonwood Christian amassed a halftime lead of 56-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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