Football Preview: Freedom Eagles vs. Battlefield Bobcats
Freedom is 0-3 against Battlefield since October of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Freedom Eagles will head out to square off against the Battlefield Bobcats at 7:00 p.m.
Freedom is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were dealt a 39-0 defeat at the hands of Riverside.
Meanwhile, Battlefield put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Woodbridge 42-7 on the road. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Vikings are ranked 78th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Calum O?Shea continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 207 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Sage Davis was another key player, rushing for 125 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Battlefield's defense stepped up as well, laying out Denari Hill. six times. Cameron Binkowski was especially locked on to Woodbridge's QB and sacked him three times. Binkowski also set a new season high mark in sacks with three.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Battlefield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Freedom's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Battlefield, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Freedom was taken down by Battlefield 40-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Freedom avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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