Football Game Preview: Bishop McGuinness Villains vs. Carver Yellowjackets

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 8:33pm

Football Preview: Bishop McGuinness Villains vs. Carver Yellowjackets

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Bishop McGuinness has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Carver Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Neither Bishop McGuinness nor Carver posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.

Bishop McGuinness' usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Community School of Davidson offense got past them. Bishop McGuinness took a blow against Community School of Davidson on Friday, falling 42-7. The loss continues a trend for the Villains in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost six in a row.

Bishop McGuinness' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Aiden Martin, who picked up 124 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Alex Waterfield, who threw for 271 yards and a touchdown. Martin got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 63 yards.

Meanwhile, Carver entered their game against Christ the King on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Carver received a blow as they fell 29-12 to Christ the King.

Having lost for the first time this season, Bishop McGuinness fell to 3-1. As for Carver, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.

Bishop McGuinness came out on top in a nail-biter against Carver in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 11-8. Will Bishop McGuinness repeat their success, or does Carver have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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