On Thursday Archbishop McCarthy will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Plantation Colonels at 7:00 p.m. Archbishop McCarthy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.2 points per game this season.
Archbishop McCarthy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Norland just ended the team's 13-game winning streak dating back to last season last Friday. They were outmatched by the Vikings at home and fell 49-16. That makes it the first time this season the Mavericks have let down their home crowd.
Although Archbishop McCarthy took the loss, they still got scores from Kendall Brown and Mahki Vance.
Even though they lost, Archbishop McCarthy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Archbishop McCarthy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of David Howard and Justin St-Ange. St-Ange is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 14 games he's played dating back to last season. Samuel Boatwright was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making three total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Plantation suffered their closest defeat since October 13, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of Blanche Ely by a score of 18-16. The Colonels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Archbishop McCarthy's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1. As for Plantation, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
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