Football preview: Bates back home Saturday to host Middlebury at Garcelon Field

LEWISTON, Maine — The Bates football team returns home Saturday to host Middlebury at 1 p.m. in NESCAC action on Garcelon Field. The visiting Panthers have one of the top rushers and one of the top pass catchers in the conference. Connor McClellan is averaging 67.2 yards per game on the ground, second in the NESCAC. He leads the conference with eight rushing touchdowns. Jordan Angstreich is second in the NESCAC in receiving at 89.8 yards per contest. Overall, the Middlebury offense is sixth in the conference in scoring at 18.6 points per game. They are fourth in scoring defense,…