Cedar Catholic has won three straight games at home, while Norfolk Catholic has won three straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Cedar Catholic Trojans and the Norfolk Catholic Knights are set to duel. Cedar Catholic's defense has only allowed 11.4 points per game this season, so Norfolk Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Cedar Catholic will bounce into Friday's game after beating Oakland-Craig, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Cedar Catholic snuck past Oakland-Craig with a 28-23 win on Friday.
It was another big night for Breiton Whitmire, who rushed for 160 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Catholic faced Battle Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Norfolk Catholic secured a 19-14 W over Battle Creek. The 19-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Cedar Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Norfolk Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Cedar Catholic was taken down by Norfolk Catholic 41-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Cedar Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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