The Fredericksburg Billies will host the Somerset Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fredericksburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They never let John F. Kennedy onto the board and left with a 66-0 win two weeks ago. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Fredericksburg's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aaron Cantu, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Cantu has become a key player for Fredericksburg: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise. Griffin Beard was in the mix too, providing Fredericksburg with two touchdowns.
Fredericksburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Fredericksburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aidan Neuzil and Sebastian Bach.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Somerset on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew John F. Kennedy out of the water with a 74-7 final score. Considering the Bulldogs have won four games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Fredericksburg is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.8 points per game. As for Somerset, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Fredericksburg beat Somerset 28-21 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Fredericksburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Somerset turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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