Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Juan Diego Catholic). They were the clear victor by a 47-26 margin over the Union Cougars on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Soaring Eagle needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Despite the loss, Union still got an impressive performance from Dylan Murphy-Watahomigie, who threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Murphy-Watahomigie's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. Blake Rasmussen was Murphy-Watahomigie's top target, picking up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 50 yards.
Juan Diego Catholic pushed their record up to 3-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Union, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Juan Diego Catholic will venture away from home to take on Ogden at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. Ogden's defense has only allowed 14.3 points per game this season, so Juan Diego Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Union, they will square off against Ben Lomond at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Union is facing Ben Lomond at the right time seeing as Ben Lomond is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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