Football Preview: Rifle Bears vs. University Bulldogs
On Friday Rifle will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the University Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m.
Rifle's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Roosevelt on Friday. They had to suffer through a 47-0 loss at the hands of the Roughriders. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Roughriders are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, University put another one in the bag last Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 68-27 win over D'Evelyn on the road. Fans of the Bulldogs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Brevon Doss had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 300 yards and six touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Michael Kelly was another key player, rushing for 134 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: University was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 528 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Rifle's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-4. As for University, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Rifle beat University 35-28 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rifle since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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