Football Preview: Bloomingdale Bulls vs. Riverview Sharks
The Bloomingdale Bulls are taking a road trip to square off against the Riverview Sharks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bloomingdale will be strutting in after a victory while Riverview will be coming in after a defeat.
Bloomingdale's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 38-0 win over Robinson at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulls considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Preston Beckham had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 231 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Caaden Coney, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bloomingdale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Riverview was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They and East Bay were almost perfectly matched up, but Riverview suffered a 27-26 defeat.
Loss or not, Riverview got some senior leadership from Rod Mack and Mason Burriss. Mack rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while Burriss rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Those 83 rushing yards gave Burriss a new career-high. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Isaiah Washington, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Bloomingdale's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Riverview, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Bloomingdale took their win against Riverview when the teams last played back in October of 2014 by a conclusive 38-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Riverview's Zac Joslin, who rushed for 124 yards, and also threw for eight yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Bloomingdale to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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