Football Preview: Pasadena Bulldogs vs. Burroughs Bears
Pasadena has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Burroughs Bears at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pasadena is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Arcadia with a sharp 36-14 victory on Thursday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bulldogs with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Burroughs had just enough and edged Crescenta Valley out 37-35 on Friday.
Matteo Tarca was his usual excellent self, rushing for 334 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burroughs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Burroughs wouldn't let Crescenta Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Burroughs can thank Patrick Lima and Derek Marquez for forcing both of them.
Pasadena's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Burroughs, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Pasadena took a serious blow against Burroughs when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 62-0. Thankfully for Pasadena, Chris Kulikov (who threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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