After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Beckman is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Portola Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Beckman will be strutting in after a victory while Portola will be coming in after a defeat.
Beckman will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up ten points last Friday, then bounced right back against Canyon on Friday. Beckman took down Canyon 45-28.
Beckman's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Makhi Czaykowski, who rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Nam, who threw for 236 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.3% of his passes.
Beckman wouldn't let Canyon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Beckman can thank Joe Gomez and Nathaniel Noh for forcing both of them. Noh also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Beckman was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 517 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Portola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell 21-14 to Cerritos.
Beckman pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Portola, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Beckman has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 182.7 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Portola, though, as they've been averaging only 67.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Beckman was able to grind out a solid win over Portola in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 21-14. Will Beckman repeat their success, or does Portola have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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