Gold-Burg's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They blew past the Forestburg Longhorns, posting a 56-8 win. Considering the Bears have won five matches by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gold-Burg's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keelyn Case, who picked up 39 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Case a new career-high in rushing yards. Jayton Epperson was in the mix as well, providing Gold-Burg with two touchdowns.
Gold-Burg wouldn't let Forestburg keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Epperson led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Eli Freeland also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Another thorn in Forestburg's side was Hayden Chambers, who made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
Gold-Burg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 267 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Gold-Burg has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Forestburg, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Fannindel the next time they take the field. Gold-Burg will host Fannindel at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Forestburg will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on November 7th.
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