Football Recap: Bradshaw Christian The Pride vs. Liberty Ranch Hawks
Bradshaw Christian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Liberty Ranch Hawks 49-9 on the road. Given the The Pride's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Hawks are ranked 406th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brandon Burden continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 149 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Bradshaw Christian also got a significant boost from Nathan Zeppieri, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 111 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bradshaw Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 457 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in 17 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Bradshaw Christian pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Liberty Ranch, they moved to 5-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Bradshaw Christian will face off against Argonaut at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 977 yards in their previous games. As for Liberty Ranch, they will welcome Rosemont at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Liberty Ranch is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.8 points per game this season.
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