Football Preview: Fairfield Knights vs. Biglerville Canners
The Fairfield Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Biglerville Canners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairfield is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Fairfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were outmatched by Bermudian Springs at home and fell 42-13. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 539th, while the Eagles are ranked 213th).
Even though they lost, Fairfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Biglerville's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They fell 28-20 to Delone Catholic. The Canners have struggled against the Squires recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Bo Forney, who threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. A healthy portion of that aerial production (114 yards to be exact) went to Tavian Mcauliffe, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Fairfield's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Biglerville, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Fairfield has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 163.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Biglerville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 181. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Fairfield ended up a good deal behind Biglerville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 19-0. Can Fairfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
