Football Preview: Bishop Union Broncos vs. Desert Scorpions
The Bishop Union Broncos will head out to challenge the Desert Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bishop Union has three straight wins, Desert has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bishop Union is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 43-10 victory over California City. The result was nothing new for the Broncos, who have now won five matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop Union to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ethan Navarrete, who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Bishop Union also got a significant boost from Elliott Douda, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 112 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bishop Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Bishop Union didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Milton Michel, Douda, and Elijah Reynolds picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Desert fell victim to Boron and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 75-0 defeat at the hands of the Bobcats.
Bishop Union pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Desert, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Bishop Union against Desert when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured an 89-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Union since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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