Football Preview: St. Pauls Bulldogs vs. Fairmont Golden Tornadoes
The St. Pauls Bulldogs will face off against the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in St. Pauls' favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Fairmont has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Friday, St. Pauls was fully in charge, breezing past Red Springs 44-6 on the road. Considering the Bulldogs have won four matchups by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
St. Pauls got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Theophilus (Theo) Setzer out in front who threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 96 yards on only nine carries. Setzer's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another rusher making a difference was Yoshua Mcbryde, who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: St. Pauls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Fairmont just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Midway, falling 57-6.
St. Pauls has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Fairmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for St. Pauls against Fairmont in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-6 win. Will St. Pauls repeat their success, or does Fairmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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