The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders and the Garner Trojans are set to duel on Friday. Cardinal Gibbons is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Cardinal Gibbons is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 60-7 win over Willow Spring. Considering the Crusaders have won six games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gannon Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 308 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown. Brayden Karras was another key player, picking up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Cardinal Gibbons didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Xavier Hasan and Matthew Greene.
Meanwhile, Garner won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Southeast Raleigh 14-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Garner has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.3 points per game. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
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