Football Recap: Bensalem Fighting Owls vs. Upper Dublin Cardinals
After soaring to 41 points the game before, Bensalem was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell 17-10 to the Upper Dublin Cardinals. The loss continues a trend for the Fighting Owls in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost five in a row.
Ronald Shepherd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Upper Dublin, rushing for 146 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Shepherd has posted since back in August.
Bensalem now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Upper Dublin, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Bensalem will head out to square off against Harry S. Truman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harry S. Truman is coming into the matchup with four straight defeats at home, meaning Bensalem will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Upper Dublin, they will host Souderton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Souderton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Upper Dublin likes a good challenge.
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