The Catholic Rockets will challenge the El Dorado Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Catholic is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over North Little Rock, taking the game 27-17.
Catholic had a senior duo take command as Braxton Burks picked up 170 receiving yards and three touchdowns and Jackson England threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns. Burks' longest reception was for an incredible 87 yards. Catholic also got a significant boost from Noel Lewis, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask El Dorado). They put the hurt on Arkansas with a sharp 42-20 win last Friday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Razorbacks are ranked 70th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for El Dorado, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Catholic and El Dorado were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but Catholic came up empty-handed after a 22-21 defeat. Can Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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