The Mount St. Joseph Gaels will challenge the Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mount St. Joseph's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Archbishop Spalding on Saturday. They were outmatched by the Cavaliers at home and fell 31-0. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Gaels' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Archbishop Spalding had a senior duo take command as Chase Gorman rushed for 229 yards while picking up 10.4 yards per carry and Malik Washington rushed for 13 yards and three touchdowns. Those 229 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Gorman.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Archbishop Spalding was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 167.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 228.5.
The win for Archbishop Spalding keeps them at an undefeated 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.8 points. As for Mount St. Joseph, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
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