The Bear Lake Bears will challenge the American Falls Beavers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bear Lake will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Bear Lake took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 28-20 victory over South Fremont.
A big part of Bear Lake's win came down to the chemistry between Daxton Perkins and his top target Austin Tafoya. Perkins threw for 261 yards and four TDs on only 18 passes while Tafoya picked up 162 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Meanwhile, American Falls came tearing into last Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Cougars, posting a 34-6 victory. With that win, the Beavers brought their scoring average up to 27 points per game.
Bear Lake better keep an eye on Zakary Grigg. He was instrumental in American Falls' win, rushing for 205 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 74 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 77.8% of his passes. Grigg really tore up the turf during one magnificent 99-yard run. Another player making a difference was Brian Lopez, who rushed for 130 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
American Falls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
American Falls' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Fred Murillo was the leader with two sacks. He also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with seven.
Bear Lake's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for American Falls, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Bear Lake didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against American Falls in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Beavers' Austin Adair, who rushed for 119 yards and two scores on only 13 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Bears to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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