Bishop McCort and Somerset are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Bishop McCort Crushers will welcome the Somerset Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Bishop McCort focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Friday.
Bishop McCort's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Richland on Friday. They were dealt a 34-0 loss at the hands of the Rams. The Crushers have struggled against the Rams recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Bishop McCort's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Emory Gunby and Bentley Bainey.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Somerset). Everything went their way against Westmont Hilltop on Friday as Somerset made off with a 40-20 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Eagles have posted against the Hilltoppers since October 9, 2015.
Camden Lowery continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 180 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. Rowan Holmes was another key back, rushing for 136 yards on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Somerset was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 388 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Bishop McCort's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Somerset, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Bishop McCort was dealt a bruising 34-0 loss at the hands of Somerset in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lowery, who rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Now that Bishop McCort knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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