Football Preview: St. Marys Flying Dutch vs. Brookville Raiders
The St. Marys Flying Dutch will venture away from home to take on the Brookville Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brookville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Marys, who comes in off a win.
St. Marys is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Moniteau at home to the tune of 60-20 last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Flying Dutch.
Andrew Field was his usual excellent self, rushing for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 31 receiving yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles (4.0 for loss). Ben Reynolds was another key player, gaining 62 total yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was St. Marys' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Field was especially locked on to Moniteau's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Brookville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by DuBois 41-7. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 357th, while the Beavers are ranked 152nd).
Despite the loss, Brookville got top-tier performance from Anthony Ceriani, who rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown.
The win got St. Marys back to even at 2-2. As for Brookville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. St. Marys has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 169.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Brookville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 199.8. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
St. Marys took a serious blow against Brookville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 49-13. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Marys was down 28-6.
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