Football Preview: Burroughs Bears vs. Pasadena Bulldogs
Burroughs and Pasadena are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Burroughs Bears will venture away from home to square off against the Pasadena Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burroughs is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Burroughs will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 44-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Crescenta Valley on Friday. Burroughs narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Crescenta Valley 37-35. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bears considering their six-point performance the game before.
Matteo Tarca continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, 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.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last matchup, Pasadena made sure to put some points up on the board against Arcadia on Thursday. Pasadena blew past Arcadia 36-14. The Bulldogs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Burroughs' win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Pasadena, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Burroughs against Pasadena in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 62-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burroughs since the squad 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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