Football Game Preview: Glendale Nitros vs. Burroughs Bears

By Team Reports Sep 25, 2024, 9:34am

Football Preview: Glendale Nitros vs. Burroughs Bears

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Glendale hasn't had much luck against Burroughs recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Glendale Nitros will welcome the Burroughs Bears at 7:00 p.m.

Glendale is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They fell 21-14 to Pasadena.

Meanwhile, Burroughs won against Los Altos two weeks ago with 21 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Burroughs walked away with a 21-13 win over Arcadia. Winning may never get old, but the Bears sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Matteo Tarca was his usual excellent self, rushing for 268 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.

Burroughs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Glendale's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Burroughs, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.

Glendale took a serious blow against Burroughs when the teams last played back in September of 2019, falling 49-6. Can Glendale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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