Football Preview: Caldwell Redskins vs. Fort Frye Cadets
Caldwell is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Fort Frye is on a five-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Caldwell Redskins will square off against the Fort Frye Cadets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Caldwell ended up a good deal behind Edison and lost 34-15.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Fort Frye on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Harrison Central out of the water with a 51-6 final score. The result was nothing new for the Cadets, who have now won three contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
Clayton Miller was his usual excellent self, rushing for 224 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another back making a difference was Tyce Beardsley, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fort Frye was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 460 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 333 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Caldwell now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Fort Frye, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Caldwell was taken down by Fort Frye 35-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Miller, who rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. Now that Caldwell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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