Football Preview: West York Area Bulldogs vs. Kennard-Dale Rams
West York Area and Kennard-Dale are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The West York Area Bulldogs will play host again on Friday to welcome the Kennard-Dale Rams, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. West York Area's defense has only allowed 9.5 points per game this season, so Kennard-Dale's offense will have their work cut out for them.
West York Area is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by York Suburban at home to the tune of 42-10 on Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-3.
West York Area had a senior duo take command as Jayden Welch rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns and Issac Roberts rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Welch got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 83 yards. Another player making a difference was Julius Madden, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West York Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Kennard-Dale came up short against Eastern York on Friday, falling 34-13. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Rams have suffered against the Golden Knights since October 26, 2018.
West York Area's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Kennard-Dale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Things could have been worse for West York Area, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-20 loss to Kennard-Dale when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for West York Area, Hayden Klimm (who rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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