Enloe is 0-7 against Cardinal Gibbons since November of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Enloe Eagles will face off against the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Enloe is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, Enloe strolled past Broughton with points to spare, taking the game 27-13.
Enloe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cardinal Gibbons). They really took it to Athens Drive for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-7 win at home. With the Crusaders ahead 41-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Cardinal Gibbons can attribute much of their success to Gannon Jones, who threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns while completing 93.8% of his passes, and Noah Terry, who rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Terry got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 50 yards. Cardinal Gibbons also got help from Sam Dodd, who showed off his sure hands for 81 receiving yards.
Enloe's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Cardinal Gibbons, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 4-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Enloe has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 411 total yards per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Gibbons struggles in that department as they've been averaging 367.6. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Enloe was dealt a bruising 59-0 defeat at the hands of Cardinal Gibbons when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Enloe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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