Catholic Central waltzed into their game on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They breezed by the Oak Glen Golden Bears at home to the tune of 35-7. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Catholic Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tommy Pergi led the charge by rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also picking up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown. Matthew Sprochi was another key player, rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Catholic Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Catholic Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Noah Hough and Timmy Mihaylo.
Despite the loss, Oak Glen still got an impressive performance from Devan Juszczak, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. Juszczak also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending a pass.
Catholic Central's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Oak Glen, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Catholic Central will face off against Wheeling Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wheeling Central Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.2 points per game this season. As for Oak Glen, they will square off against Tyler at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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