Football Preview: Pendleton Bulldogs vs. Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers
The Pendleton Bulldogs will host the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Pendleton is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Crescent on Friday. Pendleton fell 14-7 to Crescent. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Blue Ridge). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Berea 48-20. With that victory, the Fighting Tigers brought their scoring average up to 27.4 points per game.
It was another big night for Kb Henderson, who rushed for 279 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Gavin Forrester also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Blue Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 488 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 212 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Blue Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Cole Hastings.
Pendleton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Blue Ridge, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5.
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