After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Homedale, Kimberly was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Sugar-Salem Diggers out 17-14. For the Bulldogs, this counts as revenge for the 35-27 loss the Diggers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2020.
Kimberly got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Macraye Bruning out in front who threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns.
When it comes to explaining why Sugar-Salem lost, don't look at Dawson Mcinelly. Despite the final result, he rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Mcinelly a new career-high in rushing yards.
Kimberly's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Sugar-Salem, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Kimberly will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Filer at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. After each having a week off, Sugar-Salem and Preston will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Sugar-Salem's defense has only allowed ten points per game this season, so Preston's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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