The Meadville Bulldogs will take on the Oil City Oilers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meadville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.8 points per game this season.
Meadville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 56 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Erie on Friday. They were dealt a 44-7 defeat at the hands of the Royals. The game marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meadville's loss came about despite a quality game from Jordan Lawrence, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown.
Meadville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tymir Philips.
Meanwhile, Oil City was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 26-21 to Corry.
Meadville's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Oil City, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 5-5.
Everything came up roses for Meadville against Oil City when the teams last played back in September, as the squad secured a 42-6 victory. Does Meadville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oil City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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