Football Preview: Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders vs. Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs
The Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders will be playing at home against the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bishop Guilfoyle will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Bishop Guilfoyle's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-0 victory over Juniata Valley. Considering the Marauders have won seven matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hamilton Gates continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 160 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 68 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Taurean Consiglio was another key player, rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Bishop Guilfoyle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Claysburg-Kimmel earned a 32-22 win over Glendale last Friday.
Claysburg-Kimmel got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mason Campagna out in front who rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 134 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Mark Lattieri, who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
Claysburg-Kimmel's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Bishop Guilfoyle, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Everything came up roses for Bishop Guilfoyle against Claysburg-Kimmel in their previous meeting back in November of 2017, as the team secured a 42-9 win. In that match, Bishop Guilfoyle amassed a halftime lead of 28-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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