The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears will face off against the Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge has given up an average of 31.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Plainview put an end to it on Friday. The Bears were dealt a 63-12 defeat at the hands of the Pirates. The Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-6.
Although Laurel-Concord-Coleridge took the loss, they still got scores from Drey Puppe and Kolten Settje.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Talon Carson and Settje. Settje got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last matchup, Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] made sure to put some points up on the board against Lutheran-Northeast on Friday. The Bobcats simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Eagles 49-12. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won three contests by 37 points or more so far this season.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge better keep an eye on Ethan Kester. He was instrumental in Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s win, rushing for 118 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Those 118 rushing yards gave Kester a new career-high.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] proved: they limited Lutheran-Northeast to a paltry 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Kester for the heroic effort on defense: he. Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] is a perfect 3-0 when they shut down the run game so well.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.5 points over those games. As for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge was taken down by Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] 59-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Bears, Michael Koenig (who rushed for 27 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 155 yards while completing 81.8% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
