The Bath Fighting Bees are taking a road trip to square off against the University Liggett Knights at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bath is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season.
Bath is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Durand just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Railroaders 14-8. Having soared to a lofty 41 points in the game before, the Fighting Bees couldn't push the score so high this time.
Bath's loss came about despite a quality game from Nolan Rowely, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.
Bath wouldn't let Durand keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bath can thank Lattimer Jones and Aden Briggs for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask University Liggett). They blew past Bishop Foley, posting a 52-0 win. The victory was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on three straight.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead University Liggett to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nikkos Davis, who threw for 350 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 39 yards. Santino Cicarella was in the mix too, providing University Liggett with two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was University Liggett's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Bishop Foley's QB won't forget R.Liam Kurtz anytime soon given he sacked him four times.
Bath's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4. As for University Liggett, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Bath has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 165.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like University Liggett struggles in that department as they've been averaging 165.1. It's looking like Saturday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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