Preview: Colfax Falcons vs. Bear River Bruins
Colfax is 8-2 against Bear River since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Colfax Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bear River Bruins at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Colfax ended up a good deal behind Twelve Bridges and lost 36-21. While losing is never fun, Colfax can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 354th, while Twelve Bridges is ranked 118th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Malachi Thompson, who rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns. Austin Liden was another key contributor, gaining 99 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Bear River was able to grind out a solid win over Wheatland on Friday, taking the game 21-14. The victory was just what Bear River needed coming off of a 21-0 defeat in their prior match.
The critical scores for Bear River came from Brady Moorlag and Blake Simning.
Colfax's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Bear River, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Colfax strolled past Bear River when the teams last played back in October of 2022 by a score of 30-13. Will Colfax repeat their success, or does Bear River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
