Football Preview: Morgantown Mohigans vs. Martinsburg Bulldogs
Morgantown is 1-7 against Martinsburg since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Morgantown Mohigans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Martinsburg Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Morgantown: 14.8, Martinsburg: 5.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Morgantown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Wheeling Park, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Morgantown was ranked 21st). Morgantown fell 14-7 to Wheeling Park on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 49 points in the game before, the Mohigans couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Martinsburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Musselman 56-8 at home. Fans of the Bulldogs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
The loss snapped Morgantown's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for Martinsburg, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Morgantown was dealt a bruising 42-14 defeat at the hands of Martinsburg in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Will Morgantown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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