The Berkeley Stags are on the road again on Friday to play the Cane Bay Cobras at 7:30 p.m. Berkeley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.5 points per game this season.
Two weeks ago, Berkeley made easy work of Lucy Beckham and carried off a 30-9 win. Considering the Stags have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaden Mack was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 81-yard run. Jvaariez Sumpter did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 100 receiving yards.
Berkeley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Berkeley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Gehad Snead was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He has been hot recently, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Another thorn in Lucy Beckham's side was Marcus Henderson, who made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Cane Bay won against Stratford back in October with 28 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Cane Bay snuck past Goose Creek with a 28-22 victory. The Cobras didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this win makes it their second in a row.
Berkeley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.5 points per game. As for Cane Bay, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7.
Berkeley came out on top in a nail-biter against Cane Bay when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 24-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Berkeley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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