Bellwood travels to Philipsburg-Osceola this week, in a game between two teams that are struggling in the first half of the season.
Bellwood has a record of 0-5 after dropping their last game to Tyrone. Philipsburg-Osceola has a record of 1-4 after losing to Bald Eagle.
Both teams rely on running the ball a majority of their plays. Bellwood’s Alex McCartney has four games with 100 plus rushing yards.
The Mountaineers have two rushers that average over 55 yards a game, Sam McDonald and Jakodi Jones. These two have combined for 10 touchdowns.
Philipsburg-Osceola opened their season with a big offensive game, but since then they have lost four in a row. They have allowed 40 plus points in three straight games.
Bellwood opened up their last game with a forced fumble by the defense and held Tyrone scoreless in the first quarter.
If the Blue Devils can get their defense to play good, which we see they are capable of doing, they could have some momentum for the offense.
The Mountaineers struggle with penalties, totaling 9 for 77-yards in one of their previous games. The Blue Devils offense will look to take advantage of this and Philipsburg-Osceola’s struggling defense to hopefully score early and often.
