Football Preview: Bishop England Battling Bishops vs. Porter-Gaud Cyclones
Bishop England and Porter-Gaud are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Bishop England Battling Bishops will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Porter-Gaud Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. Bishop England is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Bishop England gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 21-14 win over Philip Simmons.
Bishop England's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Quinn Mahoney, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Anderson, who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Porter-Gaud, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on Augusta Christian with a sharp 42-19 win on Friday. The Cyclones might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Jammall Fludd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 183 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also picking up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 108 rushing yards dating back to last season. Jackson Shealy was another key player, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Porter-Gaud was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 440 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 245 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Bishop England's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Porter-Gaud, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Bishop England has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 158 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Porter-Gaud struggles in that department as they've been averaging 388.6. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Bishop England came up short against Porter-Gaud in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 35-31. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fludd, who rushed for 266 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Now that Bishop England 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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