Football Preview: Kimberly Bulldogs vs. Filer Wildcats
Kimberly is 10-0 against Filer since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Kimberly Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Filer Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Filer took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Kimberly, who comes in off a win.
Kimberly will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 26-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Sugar-Salem last Friday. Kimberly had just enough and edged Sugar-Salem out 17-14.
Kimberly's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Macraye Bruning led the charge by throwing for 172 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Filer came up short against Marsh Valley on Friday and fell 27-20. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Filer might have lost, but man, Talyn Weaver was a machine: he picked up 170 receiving yards and a touchdown. What's more, Weaver also racked up five rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Kimberly's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Filer, they now also have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Kimberly against Filer when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 55-0 victory. Will Kimberly repeat their success, or does Filer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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