The Lexington Minutemen's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Central Catholic Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lexington will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Lexington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Rocky River 49-29. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Minutemen have posted since September 13th.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic entered their tilt with Revere on Friday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They took their game with ease, bagging a 48-0 win over the Minutemen. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Irish, who have now won seven contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Central Catholic got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Isaiah Fox out in front who threw for 148 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Central Catholic also got a significant boost from Jeremiah Fuller, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 93 yards.
Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Lexington has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.1 points per game. As for Central Catholic, their record is now 11-1.
Lexington lost to Central Catholic on the road by a decisive 19-0 margin in their previous matchup back in November of 2016. Can Lexington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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