MIDWAY Ky. -- Midway Sprint Football will look to come out of the bye hot as they face Bellarmine University at Holy Cross High School in Louisville, Ky. on Saturday at 1 p.m.

This is the second time Midway (3-0) will play Bellarmine (0-3) this season. On Sept. 19, the Knights came to Midway Turf Field and got ran out of the stadium, losing 55-14. The Eagles offense totaled 627 yards, which is their season-high.

Christian Carter will look to continue his dominant passing game. Carter now has back-to-back 280+ passing-yard games and threw three touchdowns in each of those games.

The Eagles defense will once again try to be a force to be reckoned with. In their last game, they forced nine turnovers. Five of them were interceptions, and two got taken back for a touchdown.

Bellarmine is coming off a heartbreaking 16-15 loss to Calumet College.

The Eagles are 2-4 lifetime against the Knights.

MSFL WEEKLY HONORS

Keegan Hill was named the MSFL Defensive Player of the Week. He recorded four interceptions, taking two of them back for a pick-six. He totaled 40 yards on interception returns.

Hayden Cockrell was named Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time in as many weeks. He went 5-for-5 on PATs and kicked a 26-yard field goal at the end of the first half.

• Week One:

  • Hayden Cockrell — Special Teams Player of the Week

• Week Two:

  • Christian Carter — Offensive Player of the Week

  • Hayden Cockrell — Special Teams Player of the Week

• Week Three:

  • Keegan Hill — Defensive Player of the Week

  • Hayden Cockrell — Co-Special Teams Player of the Week

EAGLES DEPTH

The Eagles wide receiver core has shown how deep it is this season. A different wide receiver has led the team in receiving yards in each of the first three games. In the first game it was Isiah Mattingly, courtesy of a 60-yard receiving touchdown. In game number two, it was Ayden Bauwens. Bauwens had 129 yards on five catches (25.8 avg.). In their last game, Quincy Barber led the team in receiving yards with 109. He tallied two touchdowns as well.
 

About Midway University Athletics

Midway University competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and its 29 athletics teams are part of the River States Conference, Mid-South Conference, the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association, and USA Archery. For more information about Midway University Athletics, please visit www.gomidwayeagles.com or contact Tyler Beck at 859-846-5366.