The Edison Golden Bears will head out to challenge the Burbank Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Edison is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lanier on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Edison took a blow against Lanier, falling 49-14.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Burbank). They blew past Brackenridge, posting a 56-6 win. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on four straight.
Burbank had a senior duo take command as Keven Hernandez threw for 392 yards and five touchdowns while completing 87% of his passes and Israel Zapata picked up 238 receiving yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Zapata also racked up 12 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in October of 2023. Roman Garcia was another key player, gaining 118 total yards and two touchdowns.
Edison now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Burbank, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Edison might still be hurting after the 40-14 loss they got from Burbank when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hernandez, who rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 101 yards and a touchdown. Now that Edison knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
