Football Preview: Byers Bulldogs vs. Elbert Bulldogs
The Byers Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Elbert Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Byers is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Simla, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Byers was ranked sixth). Byers was the clear victor by a 36-16 margin over Simla on Friday. The victory was just business as usual for the Bulldogs, who after six games remain undefeated this season.
It was another big night for Kaleb Willoughby, who rushed for 266 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August of 2023. Gabe Price was another key back, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Byers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 361 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elbert). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 72-8 win over South Park. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Byers pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Elbert, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Byers against Elbert when the teams last played back in September of 2021, as the team secured a 52-20 win. In that contest, Byers amassed a halftime lead of 32-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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