Two dominant signal callers in Malik Washington and Braeden Palazzo are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers will take on the McDonogh Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Archbishop Spalding is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Archbishop Spalding is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mount St. Joseph 38-0. Considering the Cavaliers have won nine matches by more than 30 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Washington and Chase Gorman were among the main playmakers for Archbishop Spalding as the former threw for 193 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes and the latter rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. What's more, Washington also racked up 38 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September.
Meanwhile, McDonogh faced Calvert Hall in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. McDonogh came out on top against Calvert Hall by a score of 21-10. 21 seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Archbishop Spalding pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.5 points. As for McDonogh, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Everything came up roses for Archbishop Spalding against McDonogh in their previous meeting back in September, as the team secured a 45-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop Spalding 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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