The Thunderbird Titans will stay at home for another week and welcome the Bradshaw Mountain Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thunderbird is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.6 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Thunderbird strolled past St. Mary's with points to spare, taking the game 27-10.
Elijah Little continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 267 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
Thunderbird was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 277 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bradshaw Mountain). They enjoyed a cozy 47-29 victory over Lee Williams on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
The match pitted two dominant wideouts against one another in Kylin Jackson and Dawrius Walema. Jackson had a great game and rushed for 175 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. Meanwhile, Walema was balling out in the loss, picking up 156 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Bradshaw Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gage Benjamin and Brayden Munday.
Thunderbird's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Bradshaw Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Thunderbird has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 252.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bradshaw Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 254.8. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Thunderbird barely slipped by Bradshaw Mountain when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 17-16. Will Thunderbird repeat their success, or does Bradshaw Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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