After two games on the road, Conotton Valley is heading back home. They will welcome the Bridgeport Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Conotton Valley will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Strasburg-Franklin on Friday. Conotton Valley breezed by Strasburg-Franklin on the road to the tune of 39-6. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 26-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Conotton Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zachary Putnam, who threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Putnam a new career-high in rushing yards. Gavin Haney was Putnam's top target, picking up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 50 yards.
Meanwhile, Bridgeport's and Mathews' game on Saturday was close at halftime, but Bridgeport turned on the heat in the second half with 38 points. Bridgeport simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mathews 44-14 at home. The Bulldogs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
The win got Conotton Valley back to even at 2-2. As for Bridgeport, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Conotton Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Bridgeport in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 46-39. Will Conotton Valley repeat their success, or does Bridgeport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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