Football Preview: Bloomingdale Bulls vs. Bartow Yellow Jackets
The Bloomingdale Bulls are taking a road trip to square off against the Bartow Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bloomingdale's defense has only allowed 16.5 points per game this season, so Bartow's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Bloomingdale took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They really took it to Brandon for the full four quarters, racking up a 40-0 win at home. The Bulls pushed the score to 31-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had no chance of recovering from.
Bloomingdale found their leader in underclassman Preston Beckham, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Those 109 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Beckham. Ethan Larson also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Bartow sidestepped Auburndale for an 18-16 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellow Jackets.
Blake Johnson was the offensive standout of the game as he threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards. Avis Brown Jr. was another key player, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown.
The win got Bloomingdale back to even at 2-2. As for Bartow, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-2.
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