Bishop Ludden has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the Cazenovia Lakers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Bishop Ludden's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Southern Hills [Tully/LaFayette/Fabius Pompey] at home to the tune of 40-0. That looming 40-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Gaelic Knights yet this season.
It was another big night for Jahbari Clarke, who rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of X?Zavion Streiff, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop Ludden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cazenovia). They walked away with a 47-38 win over Marcellus on Friday. With that victory, the Lakers brought their scoring average up to 28.3 points per game.
Robert Livingston was his usual excellent self, rushing for 144 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 273 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes. Cazenovia is 2-1 when Livingston posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Bishop Ludden is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Cazenovia, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-3.
Bishop Ludden beat Cazenovia 20-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Does Bishop Ludden have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cazenovia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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