The McDowell Trojans are taking a road trip to challenge the Cathedral Prep Ramblers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McDowell will be strutting in after a win while Cathedral Prep will be coming in after a loss.
McDowell is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 49-21 victory over Meadville on the road. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Trojans with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Cathedral Prep has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 15.5 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. The match between them and St. Francis wasn't particularly close, with Cathedral Prep falling 35-21. While losing is never fun, the Ramblers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 35th in Pennsylvania, while the Red Raiders are ranked fourth in New York).
Although Cathedral Prep took the loss, they still got scores from Taijoun Williams, DaZarie Carson, and Matthew Oblich.
The win made it two in a row for McDowell and bumps their season record up to 3-2. As for Cathedral Prep, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.
McDowell was able to grind out a solid victory over Cathedral Prep when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 23-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for McDowell since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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