The Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders will venture away from home to square off against the St. Paul Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grand Island Central Catholic's defense has only allowed 13.4 points per game this season, so St. Paul's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Grand Island Central Catholic is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Boone Central just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Paul). They strolled past Centura with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 27-8. The victory was some much needed relief for the Wildcats as it spelled an end to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season.
St. Paul got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Gage Sack out in front who rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Sack has posted since back in October of 2023. St. Paul also got a significant boost from Cody Kuszak, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
Grand Island Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for St. Paul, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Grand Island Central Catholic took a serious blow against St. Paul in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, falling 57-20. Can Grand Island Central Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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