Football Preview: General Brown Lions vs. Bishop Ludden Gaelic Knights
General Brown has gone 3-0 against Bishop Ludden recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The General Brown Lions will play host again on Friday to welcome the Bishop Ludden Gaelic Knights, where kickoff is scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, General Brown blew past Skaneateles, posting a 47-19 win. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Lakers are ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bishop Ludden came tearing into Saturday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 48-6 victory over the Lakers. With the Gaelic Knights ahead 22-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
A big part of Bishop Ludden's win came down to the chemistry between X?Zavion Streiff and his top target J?Shon Goolsby. Streiff threw for 112 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes while Goolsby picked up 106 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Goolsby got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 70 yards. Joevon Mitchell helped Streiff out on the ground, rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Bishop Ludden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Bishop Ludden didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nigel Permell and Premiere Phillips.
General Brown's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.8 points. As for Bishop Ludden, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
General Brown skirted past Bishop Ludden 50-48 in their previous meeting back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Streiff, who threw for 236 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will General Brown still be able to contain Streiff? There's only one way to find out.
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