Football Preview: Bethel Bees vs. Lehman Catholic Cavaliers
The Bethel Bees will head out on the road to challenge the Lehman Catholic Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bethel will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Bethel finally turned things around against Covington on Friday. They managed a 23-17 victory over the Buccs.
Meanwhile, Lehman Catholic had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They walked away with a 45-35 win over the Vikings.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lehman Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Turner Lachey, who threw for 309 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Lachey is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Evan O'Leary was Lachey's top target, picking up 209 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 45 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lehman Catholic's defensive line and their five sacks. Miami East's QB won't forget Dillon Schmiesing anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Bethel's record now sits at 2-3. As for Lehman Catholic, their record is now 4-1.
Bethel came up short against Lehman Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 31-27. Thankfully for Bethel, Donovan O'Leary (who rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 144 yards on 13 of 30 attempts) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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