Bishop Ludden kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of the Chittenango Bears by a score of 38-36. While losing is never fun, the Gaelic Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Bears are ranked 192nd).
Despite the loss, Bishop Ludden still got an impressive performance from X?Zavion Streiff, who threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns. Thomas Cervantes also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 106 receiving yards.
Bishop Ludden will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Lowville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Chittenango, they will venture away from home to face off against Carthage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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