The Bethune Bobcats will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Deer Trail Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bethune will be strutting in after a win while Deer Trail will be coming in after a loss.
Bethune is headed out to face Deer Trail after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Bethune breezed by Antonito at home to the tune of 55-7 on Saturday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Bobcats as it spelled an end to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bethune to victory, but perhaps none more so than Wyatt King, who rushed for 60 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Josh Salinas was another key signal caller, rushing for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 59-7, which was the final score in Deer Trail's tilt against Sierra Grande on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly 52 points.
Bethune was taken down by Deer Trail 46-7 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Bethune avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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