Football Preview: Glendale Nitros vs. Burbank Bulldogs
Glendale hasn't had much luck against Burbank recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Glendale Nitros will head out to take on the Burbank Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Glendale is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They took a blow against Arcadia, falling 41-0.
Meanwhile, Burbank entered their tilt with Hoover on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Tornados 61-22 on the road. The match marked the Bulldogs' most dominant victory of the season.
Deshawn Laporte continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 183 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 36 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Exodus Freeman, who gained 73 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burbank was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Burbank didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Landon Williams, Chase Miles, and Ezekiel Alvarez picked up one apiece.
Glendale's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Burbank, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Glendale was dealt a bruising 27-0 loss at the hands of Burbank in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. Thankfully for Glendale, Isaac Glover (who rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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