Football Preview: Rifle Bears vs. University Bulldogs
Rifle has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to face off against the University Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Rifle's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Roosevelt on Friday. They had to suffer through a 47-0 loss at the hands of the Roughriders. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Roughriders are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, University put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past D'Evelyn 68-27 on the road. Fans of the Bulldogs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Brevon Doss was a one-man wrecking crew for University as he rushed for 300 yards and six touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards. Doss' longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Michael Kelly, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: University was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 528 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Rifle dropped their record down to 0-4 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for University, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Rifle was able to grind out a solid victory over University when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 35-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rifle since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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