Football Game Preview: Bradford on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 2:54am

Football Preview: Bradford Owls vs. St. Marys Flying Dutch

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Bradford hasn't had much luck against St. Marys recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bradford Owls will look to defend their home field against the St. Marys Flying Dutch at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Bradford is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 54 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against DuBois on Friday. They were beaten by the Beavers 61-7.

Meanwhile, St. Marys had to suffer through a 49-6 loss at the hands of Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion]. While losing is never fun, the Flying Dutch can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 403rd, while the are ranked 67th).

Bradford now has a losing record at 1-2. As for St. Marys, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Bradford came up short against St. Marys in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 28-20. Thankfully for Bradford, Matthew Davis (who rushed for 320 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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