Football Preview: Bald Eagle Area Eagles vs. Clearfield Bison
Bald Eagle Area is 2-7 against Clearfield since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bald Eagle Area Eagles will square off against the Clearfield Bison at 7:00 p.m.
Bald Eagle Area will head out to face Clearfield after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Bald Eagle Area fell 21-12 to Bellefonte. Having soared to a lofty 33 points in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.
Bald Eagle Area might have lost, but man, Carson Nagle was a machine: he threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 69 yards. The dominant performance gave Nagle a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Clearfield put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 59-27 win over Penns Valley Area on the road. The Bison might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
Clearfield relied on the efforts of Carter Freeland, who rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and Brady Collins, who rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Collins' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 117 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Bryndin Chamberlain, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Clearfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 406 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Bald Eagle Area's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. As for Clearfield, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Bald Eagle Area has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 270.8 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Clearfield, though, as they've been averaging only 85. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Bald Eagle Area came up short against Clearfield in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 13-7. Can Bald Eagle Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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