Gold-Burg had won two straight home games and Jayton Epperson did his part to make it three on Thursday. The Gold-Burg Bears took their game with ease, bagging a 70-25 victory over the Fannindel Falcons thanks in part to Epperson, who rushed for 254 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 254 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Epperson was just one part of a punishing run game: Gold-Burg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 436 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 267 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Gold-Burg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Paul Jones and Epperson.
When it comes to explaining why Fannindel lost, don't look at Noah Butler. Despite the final result, he threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes. Butler also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending a pass.
Gold-Burg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Fannindel, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Gold-Burg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fannindel, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Forestburg at 7:30 p.m. Fannindel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.5 points per game this season.
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