Football Preview: Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs vs. Mount Union Trojans
The Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Mount Union Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Claysburg-Kimmel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Claysburg-Kimmel beat Moshannon Valley 29-18.
Mason Campagna and Mark Lattieri were among the main playmakers for Claysburg-Kimmel as the former rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown. Campagna is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Claysburg-Kimmel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
One reason for the win was Claysburg-Kimmel's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Moshannon Valley's QB won't forget Remington Diehl anytime soon given he sacked him three times.
Meanwhile, Mount Union had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Rockets, posting a 35-8 victory at home. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won four games by 27 points or more so far this season.
Mount Union didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Georgie Bilger and Caizon Scott.
Claysburg-Kimmel's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Mount Union, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Claysburg-Kimmel has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 246.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mount Union struggles in that department as they've been averaging 241.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Claysburg-Kimmel was taken down by Mount Union 62-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mount Union's Josh Ryan, who rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Claysburg-Kimmel knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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