Football Preview: Fort Cherry Rangers vs. Bishop Canevin Crusaders
The Fort Cherry Rangers and the Bishop Canevin Crusaders are set to duel on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fort Cherry comes in on seven and Bishop Canevin on five.
Fort Cherry's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Cornell's usually-dominant defense. Fort Cherry claimed a resounding 35-6 win over Cornell at home. Fans of the Rangers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Bishop Canevin got themselves on the board against Serra Catholic on Friday, but Serra Catholic never followed suit. They blew past the Eagles 42-0 on the road. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Eagles are ranked 437th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kole Olszewski was the offensive standout of the game as he threw for 64 yards and three touchdowns. What's more, he also racked up 13 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023. Justin Saunders got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop Canevin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bishop Canevin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Christopher Smith, Saunders, and Eddie Benton Iii picked up one apiece.
Fort Cherry's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Bishop Canevin, their record now sits at 5-1.
Fort Cherry beat Bishop Canevin 33-21 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Will Fort Cherry repeat their success, or does Bishop Canevin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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