Football Preview: Bluffton Bobcats vs. May River Sharks
Bluffton and May River are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2016, but not for long. The Bluffton Bobcats will head out on the road to square off against the May River Sharks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bluffton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.4 points per game this season.
Bluffton is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Bishop England just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 28-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Battling Bishops. While the Bobcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Battling Bishops 10-7 in the first quarter.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Aedan Mccarthy and Quinn Mahoney. Mahoney had a great game and threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Mccarthy did his best for the losing side, throwing for 194 yards while completing 75.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 46 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask May River). They claimed a resounding 56-14 victory over Beaufort. The Sharks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 21 points or more this season.
May River's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gage Duncan led the charge by rushing for 173 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Johnson, who gained 146 total yards and three touchdowns.
May River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 469 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
May River didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Duncan and Ethan Sprinkle.
Bluffton's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for May River, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Bluffton has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 399.4 total yards per game. However, it's not like May River struggles in that department as they've been averaging 381.4. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Bluffton strolled past May River in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 21-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bluffton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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