The St. Marys Flying Dutch will head out to challenge the Brookville Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brookville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Marys, who comes in off a win.
St. Marys is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Moniteau 60-20 at home on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Flying Dutch.
It was another big night for Andrew Field, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss). Another player making a difference was Ben Reynolds, who gained 62 total yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was St. Marys' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. In that department, Field was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Brookville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 41-7 loss at the hands of DuBois. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 357th, while the Beavers are ranked 152nd).
Despite the defeat, Brookville got top-tier performance from Anthony Ceriani, who rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown.
The win got St. Marys back to even at 2-2. As for Brookville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. St. Marys has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 195.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Brookville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 199.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
St. Marys was dealt a bruising 49-13 defeat at the hands of Brookville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Marys was down 28-6.
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