Football Recap: Byers Bulldogs vs. Elbert Bulldogs
On Saturday, Byers faced Elbert in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Byers Bulldogs breezed by the Elbert Bulldogs on the road to the tune of 58-8. Fans of Byers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Kaleb Willoughby, who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Gabe Price also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Byers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Byers wouldn't let Elbert keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Garett Crecelius, Aj Engle, and Cameron Eastwood picked up one apiece.
Byers' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Elbert, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Byers will welcome Calhan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Byers' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Elbert, they will venture away from home to take on Simla at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Elbert is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.3 points per game this season.
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