Football Preview: Marcellus Mustangs vs. Bishop Ludden Gaelic Knights
The Marcellus Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Bishop Ludden Gaelic Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Marcellus is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Thursday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Marcellus made off with a 29-28 win over Solvay. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Bearcats are ranked 405th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bishop Ludden hadn't done well against Skaneateles recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Bishop Ludden managed a 41-37 victory over Skaneateles. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gaelic Knights.
Jahbari Clarke was his usual excellent self, rushing for 164 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Darius Mitchell, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bishop Ludden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Marcellus' record now sits at 5-0. As for Bishop Ludden, their record now sits at 2-3.
Marcellus didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Bishop Ludden in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, but they still walked away with a 34-28 win. Will Marcellus repeat their success, or does Bishop Ludden have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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