Sacred Heart is 1-8 against Catholic of Pointe Coupee since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Sacred Heart Trojans will be playing at home against the Catholic of Pointe Coupee Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sacred Heart took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past North Central 49-0. Considering the Trojans have won three games by more than 32 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Catholic of Pointe Coupee put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They secured a 26-22 W over St. Edmund.
Jude Morrison was a one-man wrecking crew for Catholic of Pointe Coupee as he rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 119 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes. Those 144 rushing yards gave Morrison a new career-high. 95 of Morrison's passing yards were hauled in by Brooks Capps, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Catholic of Pointe Coupee's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Cohen Higginbotham was the leader with two.
Sacred Heart's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Catholic of Pointe Coupee, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Sacred Heart took a serious blow against Catholic of Pointe Coupee in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 42-6. Thankfully for Sacred Heart, Hayden Elliott (who rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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