The Bend Lava Bears's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Summit Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bend's defense has only allowed 11.2 points per game this season, so Summit's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Bend made easy work of Redmond and carried off a 27-7 victory. Given the Lava Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Panthers are ranked 66th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Summit won against Henley back in September with 24 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Summit came out on top against Ridgeview by a score of 24-17. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Storm.
Bend's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Summit, their record is now 2-3.
Things could have been worse for Bend, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-12 loss to Summit when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Bend, Sam Stephens (who rushed for 57 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 51 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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