Football Game Preview: Bruni Badgers vs. Yorktown Wildcats

By Team Reports Sep 26, 2024, 2:47pm

Football Preview: Bruni Badgers vs. Yorktown Wildcats

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Bruni has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the Yorktown Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Having struggled with five losses in a row dating back to last season, Bruni finally turned things around against Kaufer on Friday. They walked away with a 22-12 win over the Seahawks. The Badgers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, Yorktown had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Greyhounds by a score of 30-19.

Brody Metting and Mckenzie Yanta were among the main playmakers for Yorktown as the former rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown and the latter rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Yorktown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.

Bruni's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Yorktown, their record is now 3-1.

Bruni suffered a grim 28-8 defeat to Yorktown when the teams last played back in September of 2017. Thankfully for Bruni, Brian Metting (who rushed for 135 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 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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