Football Preview: Stamford Bulldogs vs. Henrietta Bearcats
The Stamford Bulldogs are taking a road trip to face off against the Henrietta Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Stamford's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 56-0 victory over Roscoe at home. That 56 point margin sets a new team best for the Bulldogs this season.
Stamford can attribute much of their success to Kaston Vega, who rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and Christian Duran, who rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Vega a new career-high in rushing yards. Drew Faulks also helped out with an impressive 95 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stamford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Henrietta). They blew past Seymour, posting a 47-6 win at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bearcats.
One reason for the win was Henrietta's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Cole Cassaday was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Stamford's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Henrietta, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
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