The Bald Eagle Area Eagles will face off against the Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bald Eagle Area will be strutting in after a win while Bellwood-Antis will be coming in after a loss.
Bald Eagle Area took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They secured a 32-26 W over Greater Johnstown. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Carson Nagle and Julius Reed. Nagle had a great game and threw for 231 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt. Meanwhile, Reed was balling out in the loss, rushing for 209 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 66 yards and a touchdown.
One reason for the win was Bald Eagle Area's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Blake Houck was especially locked on to Greater Johnstown's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Bellwood-Antis entered their match against Penn Cambria on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Bellwood-Antis had to suffer through a 45-6 loss at the hands of Penn Cambria. The game marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The victory got Bald Eagle Area back to even at 4-4. As for Bellwood-Antis, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Bald Eagle Area against Bellwood-Antis in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-0 win. Does Bald Eagle Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bellwood-Antis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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