Football Preview: Bishop Union Broncos vs. Ontario Christian Knights
The Bishop Union Broncos will challenge the Ontario Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything went Bishop Union's way against Burroughs as Bishop Union made off with a 32-12 win.
Bishop Union can attribute much of their success to Emory Dondero, who threw for 133 yards and three touchdowns. Elijah Reynolds helped Dondero out on the ground, rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown.
Bishop Union wouldn't let Burroughs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bishop Union can thank Joseph Lent and Malachi Orrick for forcing both of them. That's the most rushing yards Orrick has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Ontario Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Santiago on Friday, taking the game 54-46. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Sharks are ranked 450th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zander Lewis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 336 yards and a touchdown while picking up 14.6 yards per carry, and also picking up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards. Daniel Mielke was another key player, rushing for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ontario Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Bishop Union now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Ontario Christian, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Bishop Union was taken down by Ontario Christian 57-7 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Bishop Union have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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