The Blair Academy Bucs will venture away from home to face off against the Peddie Falcons at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Blair Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Lawrenceville School, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Blair Academy was ranked 19th). Blair Academy lost 27-7 to Lawrenceville School last Friday.
Meanwhile, Peddie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against Hun, falling 56-6.
Blair Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Peddie, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Blair Academy strolled past Peddie when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 14-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blair Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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