Football Preview: Solvay Bearcats vs. Bishop Ludden Gaelic Knights
The Solvay Bearcats will square off against the Bishop Ludden Gaelic Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Solvay is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Adirondack on Saturday. Solvay fell 20-12 to Adirondack. The Bearcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Bishop Ludden was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of General Brown by a score of 50-48. While losing is never fun, the Gaelic Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Lions are ranked 173rd).
Despite the loss, Bishop Ludden got top-tier performance from X?Zavion Streiff, who threw for 236 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown. Jahbari Clarke was another key player, rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Bishop Ludden wouldn't let General Brown keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bishop Ludden can thank Dewon Hunt and Jayden Mackool for forcing both of them. Bishop Ludden got some further help from Tiziere Sheard: he made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Solvay now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Bishop Ludden, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Solvay suffered a grim 30-7 defeat to Bishop Ludden in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Can Solvay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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