Football Preview: Archbishop Murphy Wildcats vs. Bellingham Bayhawks
The Archbishop Murphy Wildcats will challenge the Bellingham Bayhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Archbishop Murphy has six straight victories, Bellingham has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bellingham better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Archbishop Murphy really get things going. Archbishop Murphy blew past Squalicum 45-21 on Friday. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Bellingham fell victim to Anacortes and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Seahawks on the road and fell 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Bayhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Seahawks are ranked second).
Archbishop Murphy's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Bellingham, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
