Football Preview: St. Genevieve Valiants vs. Bishop Montgomery Knights
St. Genevieve has gone 5-0 against Bishop Montgomery recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The St. Genevieve Valiants will look to defend their home field against the Bishop Montgomery Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Genevieve is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing South Hills: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that St. Genevieve blew South Hills out of the water with a 53-16 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 33-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Genevieve was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Bishop Montgomery waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 48-8 win over the Generals.
Bishop Montgomery got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cameron Brewer out in front who picked up 184 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Brewer was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 66 yards. Another back making a difference was Ryan D'Anjou, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Bishop Montgomery wouldn't let George Washington Prep keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bishop Montgomery can thank Kaydin Cooper and Matthew Mccoy for forcing both of them.
St. Genevieve now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Bishop Montgomery, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. St. Genevieve has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 293.3 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Bishop Montgomery has preferred to attack from the air: they average 273.2 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for St. Genevieve against Bishop Montgomery when the teams last played back in October of 2021 as the squad secured a 49-0 victory. Does St. Genevieve have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Montgomery turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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