Morrisville hasn't had much luck against Academy of the New Church recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Morrisville Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Academy of the New Church Lions at 7:00 p.m. Morrisville's defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Academy of the New Church's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Morrisville is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lower Moreland just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Lions 20-14. The loss was the Bulldogs' first of the season.
Morrisville might have lost, but man, Jovan Rivera was a machine: he picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Rivera got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 76 yards. Morrisville also got a significant boost from Raymond Holman, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 93 yards.
Meanwhile, Academy of the New Church made easy work of New Hope-Solebury on Friday and carried off a 33-9 victory.
Having lost for the first time this season, Morrisville fell to 3-1. As for Academy of the New Church, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Morrisville took a serious blow against Academy of the New Church when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 47-20. Thankfully for Morrisville, Conner Aquino (who threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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