The Cathedral Prep Ramblers will square off against the Benedictine Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cathedral Prep has given up an average of 31.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Things were looking good for Cathedral Prep after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost to McDowell on the road by a 45-27 margin. Despite 136 more yards than the Trojans, the Ramblers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Matthew Oblich
| 10/03/25 @ McDowell | 3 |
| 09/11/25 @ Warren | 2 |
| 08/29/25 vs Sharon | 2 |
| 09/26/25 vs St. Francis | 1 |
| 09/05/25 @ Riverside | 1 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Matthew Oblich, who picked up 104 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He has become a key player for Cathedral Prep: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Davin Friedman, who threw for 265 yards and three TDs while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, Benedictine made easy work of Lutheran East on Friday and carried off a 28-7 victory. Given the Bengals' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Falcons are ranked 423rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win made it two in a row for Benedictine and bumps their season record up to 6-1. As for Cathedral Prep, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
Cathedral Prep was dealt a bruising 42-14 defeat at the hands of Benedictine in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Ramblers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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