The Meadville Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Erie Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meadville will be strutting in after a win while Erie will be coming in after a loss.
Meadville took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Warren, posting a 56-7 victory at home. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Dragons are ranked 546th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jordan Lawrence continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 156 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Meadville's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jacoby Thompson, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Meadville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, a win for Erie just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 31-6 to Canisius. The defeat continues a trend for the Royals in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost five in a row.
Meadville now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Erie, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-5.
Everything came up roses for Meadville against Erie when the teams last played back in October of 2022, as the squad secured a 48-7 victory. Will Meadville repeat their success, or does Erie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
