The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the St. Paul's Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of Mount Carmel will be strutting in after a win while St. Paul's will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Our Lady of Mount Carmel was able to grind out a solid victory over St. John's Catholic Prep, taking the game 46-38.
Jayvon Burrus went supernova for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, rushing for 222 yards and four touchdowns, while also picking up 32 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Burrus a new career-high in rushing yards. Gavin Harrison was another key player, throwing for 207 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Our Lady of Mount Carmel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 212 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Joshua Johnson Jr, Khamari Tucker, and Tucker picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, St. Paul's fell victim to Archbishop Curley and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Friars, falling 27-0. The Crusaders have struggled against the Friars recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel now has a winning record of 2-1. As for St. Paul's, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel came up short against St. Paul's when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 16-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Paul's Sk Kolliegbo, who rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Our Lady of Mount Carmel knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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