Two dominant backs in Aden Pochop and Conor Booth are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Battle Creek Braves will challenge the Bishop Neumann Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Battle Creek sitting on three straight wins and Bishop Neumann on ten.
Battle Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged Malcolm out 30-27. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Braves were the better team in the second half.
Battle Creek can attribute much of their success to Jaxon Mettler, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns. Pochop got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Battle Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Bishop Neumann sidestepped Cedar Catholic for a 24-21 victory.
Booth was his usual excellent self, rushing for 250 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 21st straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Bishop Neumann pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Battle Creek, their record now sits at 9-2.
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