Football Preview: Burlingame Bearcats vs. Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Heat
Burlingame has gone 4-0 against Rural Vista [Hope/White City] recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Burlingame Bearcats will challenge the Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Heat at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] is hoping to do what Reno County HomeSchool couldn't on Friday: put an end to Burlingame's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Burlingame took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 96-48 victory over Reno County HomeSchool. The Bearcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Jd Tyson, who rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 214 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Timmy Roberts, who rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Burlingame didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dane Winters and Scott Leandro. Winters is also on a roll when it comes to receiving touchdowns, as he's now hauled in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Burlingame got some further help from Brock Moon: he picked up 2.5 sacks and made 11 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burlingame was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Rural Vista [Hope/White City] waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Jaguars, posting a 45-0 win at home. Given the Heat's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Jaguars are ranked 101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Burlingame's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Rural Vista [Hope/White City], their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Everything came up roses for Burlingame against Rural Vista [Hope/White City] in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, as the squad secured a 53-0 victory. Does Burlingame have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rural Vista [Hope/White City] turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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