After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Queen City is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Elysian Fields Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Queen City's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Harleton on Friday. They were beaten by the Wildcats 35-0. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their match on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Elysian Fields blew past Maud, posting a 56-24 win at home. With the Yellowjackets ahead 42-16 at the half, the game was all but over already.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Brody Parker and his top target Nunu Kennedy. Parker rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns while Kennedy gained 131 total yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Kennedy is now averaging an impressive 103.5 receiving yards per game.
Elysian Fields wouldn't let Maud keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Alex Simmons, Kp Klingensmith, and Lawson Swank picked up one apiece. Swank also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Queen City's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Elysian Fields, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Everything went Queen City's way against Elysian Fields in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Queen City made off with a 34-13 victory. Will Queen City repeat their success, or does Elysian Fields have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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