On Friday, Roncalli faced East Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Roncalli Royals walked away with a 17-7 victory over the East Central Trojans. For the Royals, this counts as revenge for the 41-7 defeat the Trojans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Zach Dozier continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns. Backing up that air attack was Collin Ash, who rushed for 88 yards.
Roncalli didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Will Hegwood led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Marty Babcock also made six total tackles, which is notable because Roncalli is undefeated when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-4 otherwise.
The win got Roncalli back to even at 4-4. As for East Central, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Roncalli will challenge Northview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northview's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Roncalli's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for East Central, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Seymour at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. East Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.9 points per game this season.
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