Football Recap: Bellevue West Thunderbirds vs. South Sioux City Cardinals
Bellevue West won against Buena Vista last Friday with 62 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Bellevue West Thunderbirds blew past the South Sioux City Cardinals 62-0 on the road. The Thunderbirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 62 points or more this season.
Will Anderson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 271 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 33 yards and a touchdown. Tj Whaley did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bellevue West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Bellevue West is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for South Sioux City, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bellevue West will welcome Lincoln Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bellevue West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.4 points per game this season. As for South Sioux City, they will face off against Omaha North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Omaha North's defense has only allowed 12.7 points per game this season, so South Sioux City's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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