Football Preview: Fairfield Prep Jesuits vs. Bishop Hendricken Hawks
The Fairfield Prep Jesuits will square off against the Bishop Hendricken Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Fairfield Prep is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Shelton: they outscored them in every quarter. Fairfield Prep blew past Shelton 41-15 last Friday. With that win, the Jesuits brought their scoring average up to 28.2 points per game.
Robert Manning was his usual excellent self, throwing for 373 yards and four touchdowns while completing 79.3% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. Kyler Robinson was Manning's top target, picking up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Bishop Hendricken faced Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Bishop Hendricken took down Central 29-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop Hendricken to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dylan Lynch, who threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns.
Fairfield Prep's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Bishop Hendricken, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Fairfield Prep has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 353 total yards per game. However, it's not like Bishop Hendricken struggles in that department as they've been averaging 359.3. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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