Clearwater Central Catholic has gone 4-0 against Carrollwood Day recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders will be playing at home against the Carrollwood Day Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Clearwater Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy to the tune of 64-14. The Marauders' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Jershaun Newton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 195 yards and three touchdowns while completing 93.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Nasir Hutchinson was another key player, rushing for 96 yards on only five carries.
Clearwater Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Clearwater Central Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Gedontae Rich.
Meanwhile, Carrollwood Day had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They blew past the Storm 42-18. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Storm are ranked 270th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carrollwood Day's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.8 points. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Clearwater Central Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Carrollwood Day in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 45-41 win. Will Clearwater Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Carrollwood Day have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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