Football Preview: Bear Creek Bears vs. Silver Creek Raptors
The Bear Creek Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Silver Creek Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bear Creek is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, Bear Creek strolled past Standley Lake with points to spare, taking the game 26-7.
Bear Creek can attribute much of their success to Xavier Duran, who rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Duran a new career-high in rushing yards. Kamari May did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 116 receiving yards.
Bear Creek's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dylan Thomas and Marcos Garza.
Bear Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek didn't have done well against Longmont recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Silver Creek walked away with a 28-20 win over Longmont.
Among those leading the charge was Nolan Gaccetta, who rushed for 108 yards on only 13 carries, and also threw for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Bear Creek's record now sits at 3-0. As for Silver Creek, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Bear Creek has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 271 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Silver Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 189.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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