The Vigor Wolves will face off against the Montgomery Catholic Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Vigor comes in on three and Montgomery Catholic on 27.
Vigor is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 41-10 victory over UMS-Wright Prep. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won ten contests by 26 points or more so far this season.
Carlos Benjamin Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Dylan Jackson, who picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Vigor's defense and their nine sacks. Greg Crosby led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Vigor got some further help from Kentonio Kelly Jr.: he made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Vigor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Montgomery Catholic faced Central of Clay County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Montgomery Catholic came out on top against Central of Clay County by a score of 21-9. The 21-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Montgomery Catholic's win bumped their record up to 12-0. As for Vigor, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
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