Football Recap: Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos vs. Nevada Union Miners
Twelve Bridges put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 55-7 victory over the Nevada Union Miners. Given the Raging Rhinos' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Miners are ranked 344th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Twelve Bridges to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braeden Ward, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Ward is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Twelve Bridges also got a significant boost from Connor Flaherty, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 83 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Twelve Bridges was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Twelve Bridges' defense made their presence known, laying out Liam Crossen. four times. Davin Markle was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Twelve Bridges' win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Nevada Union, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Twelve Bridges didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 51-34 victory against Placer on the 18th. Nevada Union has also already played their next match, a 28-17 loss against Roseville on the 18th.
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