Mechanicsburg is 0-6 against Bishop McDevitt since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Mechanicsburg Wildcats will host the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bishop McDevitt is hoping to do what Cocalico couldn't on Friday: put an end to Mechanicsburg's winning streak (dating back to last season), which now stands at 14 games. Mechanicsburg blew past Cocalico, posting a 42-3 victory. 42 seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Bishop McDevitt's offense rose to the challenge against a Scouts defense that boasted an average of only 14.73 points allowed on Friday. Bishop McDevitt beat Conrad Weiser by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 42-7. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Bishop McDevitt's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Stone Saunders, who threw for 304 yards and five touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. Jontai Quick was Saunders' top target, picking up 167 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Mechanicsburg pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bishop McDevitt, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-2.
Mechanicsburg was dealt a bruising 42-7 loss at the hands of Bishop McDevitt in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mechanicsburg was down 28-0.
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