Bishop Neumann had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They claimed a resounding 74-0 win over the Palmyra Panthers at home. Considering the Cavaliers have won four contests by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Conor Booth was his usual excellent self, rushing for 219 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 15th straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season. Jake Rezac was another key player, throwing for 81 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop Neumann was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Bishop Neumann's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Palmyra, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Bishop Neumann is taking a road trip to challenge Malcolm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Bishop Neumann: 8.2, Malcolm: 12.2) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Palmyra, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Raymond Central at 7:00 p.m. Raymond Central's defense has only allowed 17 points per game this season, so Palmyra's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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