The Edgewood Rams's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Bel Air Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Edgewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season.
Edgewood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 41-16 margin over Patterson. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won five matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Darius Fleming had a dynamite game for Edgewood, rushing for 143 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Fleming a new career-high in rushing yards. Jayden Harvin was in the mix as well, providing Edgewood with two touchdowns.
Edgewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bel Air was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 22-12 victory over City College. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats.
Bel Air's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. Malik Davis was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself. Another thorn in City College's side was Evan Freeney, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Bel Air has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.0 points per game. As for Edgewood, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Edgewood was able to grind out a solid victory over Bel Air in their previous matchup back in September, winning 14-7. Does Edgewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bel Air turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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