Football Game Preview: Douglas Byrd Eagles vs. St. Pauls Bulldogs

The Douglas Byrd Eagles will head out to square off against the St. Pauls Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Douglas Byrd comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

Douglas Byrd is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against E.E. Smith on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Eagles lost 28-6 to the Golden Bulls.

Meanwhile, St. Pauls gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by South View 27-26. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.

The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Yoshua McBryde and Cristian Simmons. McBryde had a great game and rushed for 140 yards and one TD. Meanwhile, Simmons was balling out in the loss, rushing for 160 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 36 receiving yards.

St. Pauls' victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Douglas Byrd, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.

Douglas Byrd came up short against St. Pauls in their previous meeting back in August of 2016, falling 12-8. Thankfully for the Eagles, Chris Graham (who rushed for 154 yards and one score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.