Battlefield is 3-0 against Freedom since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Battlefield Bobcats will look to defend their home field against the Freedom Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Battlefield has four straight wins, Freedom has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Battlefield beats Freedom with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Battlefield took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over Woodbridge. Fans of the Bobcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Calum O?Shea was his usual excellent self, rushing for 207 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Sage Davis, who rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Battlefield's defense stepped up as well, laying out Denari Hill. six times. Leading the way was Cameron Binkowski with three sacks. Those three sacks set a new season-high mark for him.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Battlefield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Freedom's offense. They were beaten by Riverside 39-0 on Friday.
Battlefield pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Freedom, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Battlefield against Freedom in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 40-0 victory. Will Battlefield repeat their success, or does Freedom have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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