It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northlake Christian can now relate to. They were dealt a 59-22 loss at the hands of the Catholic - N.I. Panthers on Friday. The Wolverines were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-8.
Luke Landry was his usual excellent self, throwing for 326 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90.5% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground for Catholic - N.I. The dominant performance also gave Landry a new career-high in rushing yards (16). Gavin Roy also helped out with an impressive 95 receiving yards.
Northlake Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for Catholic - N.I., the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Northlake Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Catholic - N.I., they will challenge Newman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Newman has won four straight at home, while Catholic - N.I. won seven straight on the road dating back to last season), something that'll have to change.
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