Football Game Preview: Bethany Bronchos vs. Blanchard Lions

The Bethany Bronchos will challenge the Blanchard Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

Bethany is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Chickasha to the tune of 41-14 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Bronchos in their matchups with the Fighting Chicks: they've now won four in a row.

Brody McLaren

Passing Yards (Career)

09/26/25 vs Chickasha	196
09/12/25 vs Jones	177
09/19/25 vs Shiloh Christian	151
08/29/25 @ Noble	147
11/08/24 vs Madill	30

Bethany got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brody McLaren out in front who threw for 196 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards. Those 196 passing yards gave McLaren a new career-high. Another rusher making a difference was Wyatt Keefer, who rushed for 79 yards and a pair of scores.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Blanchard, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against Harrah on Friday as they made off with a 35-13 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.

Blanchard's win came from a few key players Bethany will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Derrick Palmer, who rushed for 109 yards and two TDs on only 14 carries. Brody Sherman was another key back, rushing for 123 yards and one touchdown.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Blanchard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

The win got Bethany back to even at 2-2. As for Blanchard, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.

Bethany came up short against Blanchard when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 48-44. Thankfully for the Bronchos, Hudsen Periman (who threw for 266 yards and four TDs, and also punched in one rushing score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.