Football Preview: Blum Bobcats vs. Avalon Eagles
The Blum Bobcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Avalon Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Blum comes in on four and Avalon on eight.
Last Friday, Blum was fully in charge, breezing past Covington 60-12. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 46 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Avalon took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 54-8 victory over Walnut Springs. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven games by 46 points or more so far this season.
Josh Novak was his usual excellent self, rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 66 yards and two touchdowns. He has been hot for a while, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last ten times he's played.
Avalon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Roman Palacios and Kade Johnson.
Blum's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Avalon, their record is now 8-0.
Blum was taken down by Avalon 60-14 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Novak, who rushed for 181 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 134 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. Now that Blum knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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