The Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils are on the road again on Friday to play the Cambria Heights Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. Bellwood-Antis knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Cambria Heights likes a good challenge.
Bellwood-Antis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past River Valley 43-14. The Blue Devils pushed the score to 36-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Cayden Pellegrine continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Jeffrey Waite was in the mix as well, providing Bellwood-Antis with two touchdowns.
Bellwood-Antis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Griffin Kyle and Owen Stoltzfus.
Meanwhile, Cambria Heights put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 24-17 victory over Bishop McCort.
Marshall Eckenrode went supernova for Cambria Heights, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also picking up 33 receiving yards. Those 109 rushing yards gave Eckenrode a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Stephen Nelen, who gained 135 total yards and a touchdown.
Cambria Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Cambria Heights' win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 3.3 points per game. As for Bellwood-Antis, their record now sits at 8-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Bellwood-Antis has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 201.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Cambria Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 243.5. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Bellwood-Antis beat Cambria Heights 15-8 when the teams last played back in November of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bellwood-Antis 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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