Football Preview: Fleming Wildcats vs. Briggsdale Falcons
After three games on the road, Fleming is heading back home. They will square off against the Briggsdale Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fleming is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Peetz for the full four quarters, racking up a 76-46 win on the road.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Conner Marchant and he. Marchant rushed for 245 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry while he rushed for 245 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Those 245 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fleming was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 605 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Briggsdale never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against North Park last Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Wildcats 65-12 on the road. That looming 65-12 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Falcons yet this season.
Fleming pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Briggsdale, they moved to 3-3 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Fleming came up short against Briggsdale in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 39-35. Can Fleming avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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