Football Preview: Franklin Pierce Cardinals vs. WF West Bearcats
Franklin Pierce is on a six-game streak of home wins, while WF West is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Franklin Pierce Cardinals face off against the WF West Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Franklin Pierce knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully WF West likes a good challenge.
Franklin Pierce is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They took down East Valley 40-21.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Bryson Allen and Braden Albrecht. Allen had a great game and rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Albrecht was balling out in the loss, rushing for 129 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
Franklin Pierce was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 429 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 21 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Franklin Pierce didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Anthony Lomiga, Taeshaun Wood, and Jimmy Amadeo picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Wood is now averaging an impressive 1.2 defended passes per game.
Meanwhile, WF West's offense rose to the challenge against a Trojans defense that boasted an average of only 13.45 points allowed on Saturday. WF West was the clear victor by a 33-7 margin over Olympic. Considering the Bearcats have won eight matchups by more than 25 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Franklin Pierce's win bumped their record up to 11-0. As for WF West, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
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