Football Preview: Bedford Kicking Mules vs. St. Francis de Sales Knights
The Bedford Kicking Mules will venture away from home to challenge the St. Francis de Sales Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Francis de Sales took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Bedford, who comes in off a win.
Bedford's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Monroe 33-0 at home. The result was nothing new for the Kicking Mules, who have now won three games by 33 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, a win for St. Francis de Sales just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Central Catholic, falling 28-7. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 15th).
Despite the loss, St. Francis de Sales got top-tier performance from Eli Beal, who rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown. Beal's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 139 rushing yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Bedford and bumps their season record up to 5-3. As for St. Francis de Sales, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Bedford strolled past St. Francis de Sales in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-11. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bedford since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
