Football Preview: Freedom Area Bulldogs vs. New Brighton Lions
The Freedom Area Bulldogs will head out to challenge the New Brighton Lions at 7:55 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Two weeks ago, Freedom Area and Rochester finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 tie.
Meanwhile, while it was New Brighton who put the first points on the board on Saturday, it was Northgate who put up more. New Brighton was outmatched by Northgate at home and fell 39-7. The loss was the Lions' first of the season.
With that draw, Freedom Area's record moves to 1-0-1. As for New Brighton, they dropped their record down to 2-1 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Freedom Area beat New Brighton 20-12 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Freedom Area since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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