Football Preview: Burke Bulldogs vs. Elkhorn South Storm
The Burke Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Elkhorn South Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Burke will head out to face Elkhorn South after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Burke had to suffer through a 43-12 loss at the hands of Fremont. Having soared to a lofty 73 points in the game before, the Bulldogs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Burke's loss came about despite a quality game from Nate Collins, who threw for 260 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score.
Meanwhile, Elkhorn South put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Omaha South onto the board and left with a 70-0 victory. The game marked the Storm's most dominant win of the season so far.
Elkhorn South's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Madden Riggs, who threw for 168 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and Gavin Shanahan, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Riggs is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Burke now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Elkhorn South, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Burke was taken down by Elkhorn South 56-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Burke, Brady Bousquet (who rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry) 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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