Kutztown hasn't had much luck against Berks Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Kutztown Cougars will head out to challenge the Berks Catholic Saints at 7:00 p.m. Kutztown will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Kutztown is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Annville-Cleona on Friday.
Meanwhile, Berks Catholic was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 20-14 to Schuylkill Valley. The Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Bryce Gumby, who rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 63 receiving yards. Another back making a difference was Nathaniel Rose, who rushed for 126 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Berks Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Kutztown's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Berks Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Kutztown was taken down by Berks Catholic 61-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Kutztown was down 55-0.
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