Midway hasn't had much luck against St. Pauls recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Midway Raiders will challenge the St. Pauls Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Pauls is hoping to do what Red Springs couldn't on Friday: put an end to Midway's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Midway breezed by Red Springs to the tune of 46-8.
Meanwhile, St. Pauls waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took their game with ease, bagging a 49-6 victory over the Dark Horses. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly 43 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Pauls to victory, but perhaps none more so than Yoshua Mcbryde, who rushed for 222 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Theophilus (Theo) Setzer, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
St. Pauls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 376 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
St. Pauls didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Quintell Mcneill, Antwan Mckoy, and Scottland Smith picked up one apiece.
Midway pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for St. Pauls, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Midway has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 268.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like St. Pauls struggles in that department as they've been averaging 283.7. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Midway was dealt a bruising 62-22 defeat at the hands of St. Pauls in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mcbryde, who rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that Midway knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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