Football Preview: Three Rivers Bulldogs vs. Skidmore-Tynan Bobcats
The Three Rivers Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Skidmore-Tynan Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Three Rivers has five straight victories, Skidmore-Tynan has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Three Rivers beats Skidmore-Tynan with 55 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Three Rivers blew past Freer 55-21 at home on Friday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-7.
Cody Sells was his usual excellent self, throwing for 280 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season. Jason Galey was another key player, picking up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Three Rivers' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Galey.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Three Rivers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-16, which was the final score in Skidmore-Tynan's tilt against Odem last Friday.
Three Rivers pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Skidmore-Tynan, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Three Rivers against Skidmore-Tynan in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 55-13 victory. In that matchup, Three Rivers amassed a halftime lead of 27-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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