Football Preview: Bath Fighting Bees vs. Perry Ramblers
The Bath Fighting Bees will venture away from home to square off against the Perry Ramblers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Bath is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 47 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Fowler on Friday. They took a blow against the Eagles, falling 41-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Fighting Bees in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Perry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 49-24 to Saranac. That makes it the first time this season the Ramblers have let down their home crowd.
Perry might have lost, but man, Brayden Connell was a machine: he rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 52 yards.
Bath's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Perry, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-4.
Bath took their win against Perry in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 28-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bath since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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