Two dominant backs in Raymond Holman and Keegan Eichert are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Morrisville Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Jenkintown Drakes at 7:00 p.m. Morrisville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season.
Morrisville is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Bristol just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 25-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. It was the first time this season that the Bulldogs let down their fans at home.
The losing side was boosted by Holman, who rushed for 121 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 121 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jenkintown). They claimed a resounding 61-0 win over Renaissance Academy. The Drakes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 28 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Eichert, who rushed for 158 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Those 158 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Cooper, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Morrisville's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2. As for Jenkintown, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Morrisville beat Jenkintown 27-14 in their previous matchup on October 10th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Eichert, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Morrisville still be able to contain Eichert? There's only one way to find out.
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