Football Preview: Burroughs Bears vs. Burbank Bulldogs
Burroughs has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Burbank Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Burroughs is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 37 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Pasadena on Friday. They took a 24-7 bruising from the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Burbank came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 52-7 win over the Falcons. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 25 points or more this season.
Burbank found their leader in sophomore Deshawn Laporte, who threw for 136 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 115 yards on only six carries. Those 115 rushing yards gave Laporte a new career-high.
Laporte was just one part of a punishing run game: Burbank was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Burroughs' loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-3. As for Burbank, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Everything came up roses for Burroughs against Burbank when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 48-13 win. In that match, Burroughs amassed a halftime lead of 34-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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