Football Preview: Bullard-Havens Tigers vs. ATI [Abbott RVT/Immaculate]
The Bullard-Havens Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face ATI [Abbott RVT/Immaculate] at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Bullard-Havens' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Vinal RVT/Goodwin RVT/Whitney RVT to the tune of 55-0.
Joshua Headley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 271 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.1 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 57 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Webster, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Bullard-Havens was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 377 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Bullard-Havens' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Vinal RVT/Goodwin RVT/Whitney RVT's QB won't forget Jeremiah Duverce anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, ATI [Abbott RVT/Immaculate] had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 40-7 win over the Beavers. With ATI [Abbott RVT/Immaculate] ahead 28-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
A big part of ATI [Abbott RVT/Immaculate]'s victory came down to the chemistry between Dante Rivera and his top target Jayvionne Hill. Rivera gained 139 total yards and two touchdowns while Hill rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance also gave Rivera a new career-high in rushing yards (67). Another player making a difference was Hunter Von Minden, who threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes.
ATI [Abbott RVT/Immaculate] wouldn't let Cheney Tech keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. ATI [Abbott RVT/Immaculate] can thank Omari Morgan and Kyler Topa for forcing both of them. Topa has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Bullard-Havens is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.0 points per game. As for ATI [Abbott RVT/Immaculate], their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Bullard-Havens has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 293.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like ATI [Abbott RVT/Immaculate] struggles in that department as they've been averaging 164.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Bullard-Havens took a serious blow against ATI [Abbott RVT/Immaculate] in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, falling 49-6. Thankfully for Bullard-Havens, Noah Miller (who rushed for 177 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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