Football Preview: Maplewood Tigers vs. Seneca Bobcats
Maplewood has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against the Seneca Bobcats at 7:00 p.m.
Maplewood is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Greenville on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Maplewood was outmatched by Greenville on the road and fell 50-20.
Although Maplewood took the loss, they still got scores from Andrew Proper, Gavin Reynolds, and Kyle Jordan.
Meanwhile, Seneca entered their tilt with Iroquois on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Braves 33-0 at home. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won four games by 28 points or more so far this season.
Rylan Harwood continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 144 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while also catching a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102.2 rushing yards per game.
Seneca wouldn't let Iroquois keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Seneca can thank Joe Brennan and Dominic Buscemi for forcing both of them. Brennan is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Maplewood dropped their record down to 3-6 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Seneca, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Maplewood has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 203.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Seneca struggles in that department as they've been averaging 245.4. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Maplewood might still be hurting after the 42-22 defeat they got from Seneca when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Maplewood, Nolan Seabury (who rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes) 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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