Football Preview: Burbank Bulldogs vs. Glendale Nitros
Burbank has gone 6-0 against Glendale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Burbank Bulldogs will welcome the Glendale Nitros at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Burbank has three straight wins, Glendale has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Burbank is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Hoover 61-22 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won three games by 25 points or more so far this season.
Burbank found their leader in underclassman Deshawn Laporte, who threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Exodus Freeman, who gained 73 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burbank was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Burbank didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Landon Williams, Chase Miles, and Ezekiel Alvarez picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Glendale's offense. They were outmatched by Arcadia on the road and fell 41-0.
Burbank's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Glendale, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Burbank against Glendale in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, as the team secured a 27-0 win. Does Burbank have another victory up their sleeve, or will Glendale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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