Oakland-Craig entered their match against Cedar Catholic on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Oakland-Craig Knights fell to the Cedar Catholic Trojans 28-23. It was the first time this season that the Knights let down their fans at home.
Despite the loss, Oakland-Craig still got an impressive performance from Sylas Nelson, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Those 103 rushing yards gave Nelson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Isaak Maxwell, who picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown.
It was another big night for Breiton Whitmire, who rushed for 160 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry for Cedar Catholic. Whitmire also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making six total tackles and defending a pass.
Oakland-Craig's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. As for Cedar Catholic, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oakland-Craig will challenge West Point-Beemer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oakland-Craig is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.8 points per game this season. As for Cedar Catholic, they and Norfolk Catholic are set to duel on Friday. Cedar Catholic also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 39.3 points per game.
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