Football Game Preview: Berks Catholic Saints vs. Hamburg Hawks

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Previous Games

10/18/24 - Home	48-14 W
11/03/23 - Away	40-21 W
09/27/19 - Home	9-0 W
09/27/18 - Home	52-8 W
10/06/17 - Away	76-0 W
+ 2 more games

Berks Catholic has gone a perfect 7-0 against Hamburg recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Saints will take on the Hawks at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Berks Catholic has five straight wins, Hamburg has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Berks Catholic's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They really took it to Columbia for the full four quarters, racking up a 37-0 victory. Considering the Saints have won six matchups by more than 23 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Berks Catholic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jeremiah Camara, who rushed for 100 yards and one score on only 12 carries. Another player making a difference was Aidan Curley, who rushed for 73 yards and one TD on only seven carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Berks Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 262 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Hamburg lost to Schuylkill Valley on the road by a 31-13 margin on Friday.

Berks Catholic's record now sits at 6-2. As for Hamburg, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.

Everything came up roses for Berks Catholic against Hamburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 48-14 victory. In that contest, the Saints amassed a halftime lead of 42-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.