Football Preview: Kern Valley Broncs vs. Bishop Union Broncos
Kern Valley hasn't had much luck against Bishop Union recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Kern Valley Broncs will head out to take on the Bishop Union Broncos at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Kern Valley comes in on three and Bishop Union on four.
Last Friday, Kern Valley strolled past California City with points to spare, taking the game 21-6.
Zane Carver and Carson Parks were among the main playmakers for Kern Valley as the former rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown and the latter rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Parks a new career-high in rushing yards.
Kern Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 88.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 215.7.
Kern Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bryce Smoot and Jeffrey Clark. Clark also snagged an interception, which is notable because Kern Valley is 3-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 1-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Union). They never let Desert onto the board and left with an 85-0 win on Friday. Considering the Broncos have won six matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Emory Dondero was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 112 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Nelo Dondero was in the mix as well, providing Bishop Union with two touchdowns.
The victory got Kern Valley back to even at 4-4. As for Bishop Union, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Kern Valley was dealt a bruising 43-12 loss at the hands of Bishop Union in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Kern Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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