The Bishop McDevitt Crusaders will take on the Altoona Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bishop McDevitt has three straight wins, Altoona has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Bishop McDevitt beats Altoona with 56 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Bishop McDevitt blew past Carlisle, posting a 56-7 victory on the road. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 30 points or more this season.
Stone Saunders continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 251 yards and six touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Maurice Barnes was another key player, gaining 88 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop McDevitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Altoona fell victim to Central Dauphin East and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Panthers, falling 34-0. While losing is never fun, the Mountain Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Panthers are ranked 43rd).
Bishop McDevitt's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Altoona, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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