The Bridgeport Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Cameron Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Bridgeport is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Shadyside on Friday. Bridgeport fell to Shadyside 40-34. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Bridgeport got top-tier performance from Aj Bishop, who rushed for 203 yards while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Those 203 rushing yards gave Bishop a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bridgeport was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cameron had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.2 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They blew past the Cee Bees 47-0 on the road. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 25 points or more this season.
Klypsan Wallace was his usual excellent self, rushing for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Slaton Pettit, who gained 92 total yards and four touchdowns.
Bridgeport's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Cameron, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Bridgeport came up short against Cameron when the teams last played back in November of 2019, falling 33-22. Can Bridgeport avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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