Briggsdale hasn't had much luck against Fleming recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Briggsdale Falcons will venture away from home to face off against the Fleming Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Briggsdale is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on the road on Saturday with ease, bagging a 65-12 win over North Park. The high-scoring effort was just what the Falcons needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, Fleming had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They breezed by the Bulldogs on the road to the tune of 76-46. Considering the Wildcats have won four matchups by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Conner Marchant and he. Marchant rushed for 245 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry while he rushed for 245 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Grant Kuntz is also crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fleming was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 605 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory got Briggsdale back to even at 3-3. As for Fleming, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Briggsdale didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Fleming when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 39-35 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Fleming's Wyatt Cochran, who rushed for 170 yards and four touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Briggsdale to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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