Football Preview: Bishop McGuinness Fighting Irish vs. Del City Eagles
Bishop McGuinness and Del City are an even 4-4 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Bishop McGuinness Fighting Irish will take on the Del City Eagles on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bishop McGuinness is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lawton 42-7. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Wolverines are ranked 123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Del City had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 49.2 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Wolves a 31-0 shutout.
Del City pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.4 points per game. As for Bishop McGuinness, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Bishop McGuinness came up short against Del City in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, falling 27-21. Thankfully for Bishop McGuinness, Virgil Yates (who rushed for 167 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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