Football Preview: Bedford Bisons vs. Greater Johnstown Trojans
Bedford is 8-2 against Greater Johnstown since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bedford Bisons will welcome the Greater Johnstown Trojans at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bedford has three straight wins, Greater Johnstown has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Bedford beat Central 34-27.
Quincy Swaim was his usual excellent self, rushing for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 84 yards and a touchdown on only six passes. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 78-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bedford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central only rushed for 130.
Bedford wouldn't let Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bedford can thank Andrew Evans and Christian Stahlman for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Greater Johnstown was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 32-26 to Bald Eagle Area. Despite 77 more yards than the Eagles, the Trojans couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Julius Reed and Carson Nagle. Nagle had a great game and threw for 231 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt. Meanwhile, Reed was balling out in the loss, rushing for 209 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 66 yards and a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Greater Johnstown's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Elijah Murphy and Ronnison Edwards, who racked up four sacks between them.
Bedford's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Greater Johnstown, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Bedford has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 167.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Greater Johnstown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 161.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Bedford strolled past Greater Johnstown in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 17-0. Will Bedford repeat their success, or does Greater Johnstown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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