Buchholz has won three straight games at home, while Evans has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Buchholz is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.4 points per game this season.
Two weeks ago, Buchholz was able to grind out a solid victory over Cardinal Newman, taking the game 14-7. The 14-point effort marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Evans). They blew past Oak Ridge 69-0 last Friday. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Cameron Oliver continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 216 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 104.9 rushing yards per game. Another rusher making a difference was Li'Darious Pryor, who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Evans didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Derone Rogers, Ronald Young, and Jayden Gibson picked up one apiece. Gibson has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last six times he's played. Another thorn in Oak Ridge's side was Fabiaun Coleman, who made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Buchholz's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Evans, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Buchholz has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 155.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Evans struggles in that department as they've been averaging 295.3. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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