With a playoff game on the line, Pope John XXIII rose to the challenge on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Camden Catholic Fighting Irish 42-7. Pope John XXIII's victory was all the more impressive since Camden Catholic was averaging only 14.5 points allowed on the season.
Tylik Hill was his usual excellent self, rushing for 230 yards and four touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 59 yards. Luke Gialanella also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Pope John XXIII was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 159 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 0.
Pope John XXIII's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 5.5 times. Tyler Houser was especially locked on to Camden Catholic's QB and sacked him twice. Houser is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made ten or more in the last six games he's played.
Pope John XXIII's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Camden Catholic, with the defeat, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-1.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Pope John XXIII will square off against Paramus Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pope John XXIII is facing Paramus Catholic at the right time seeing as Paramus Catholic is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Camden Catholic, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Paul VI at 6:00 p.m. on November 27th.
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