Football Preview: Burbank Bulldogs vs. Burroughs Bears
The Burbank Bulldogs will challenge the Burroughs Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burbank knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Burroughs likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Burbank took their match with ease, bagging a 52-7 win over Crescenta Valley. Considering the Bulldogs have won five matchups by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Deshawn Laporte was his usual excellent self, throwing for 136 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 115 yards on only six carries. Those 115 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Burbank was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 37 points the game before, Burroughs was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a 24-7 bruising from Pasadena.
Burbank's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Burroughs, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-3.
Burbank took a serious blow against Burroughs in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 48-13. Thankfully for Burbank, Chris Kulikov (who threw for 188 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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