Football Preview: Harpursville/Afton Hornets vs. Bainbridge-Guilford Bobcats
The Harpursville/Afton Hornets's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Bainbridge-Guilford Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Harpursville/Afton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Oneonta on Friday. They were beaten by the Yellowjackets 41-0.
Meanwhile, Bainbridge-Guilford put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They managed a 28-24 victory over Spencer-Van Etten/Candor.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bainbridge-Guilford to victory, but perhaps none more so than Declyn Marshfield, who picked up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards. Marshfield didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made ten total tackles. Another passer making a difference was Connor Davy, who threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Bainbridge-Guilford wouldn't let Spencer-Van Etten/Candor keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bainbridge-Guilford can thank Marshfield and Isaiah Hampton for forcing both of them. That's the most rushing yards Marshfield has posted since back in October of 2023.
Harpursville/Afton dropped their record down to 0-3 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Bainbridge-Guilford, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Harpursville/Afton was taken down by Bainbridge-Guilford 40-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marshfield, who rushed for 130 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Now that Harpursville/Afton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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