Bishop Union has gone 7-2 against Kern Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bishop Union Broncos will welcome the Kern Valley Broncs at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bishop Union comes in on four and Kern Valley on three.
Bishop Union is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging an 85-0 victory over Desert. The Broncos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Emory Dondero was a one-man wrecking crew for Bishop Union as he rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 112 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Nik Calderon was Dondero's top target, rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 40 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Kern Valley strolled past California City with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 21-6.
Kern Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Zane Carver, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown, and Carson Parks, who rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Parks a new career-high in rushing yards.
Kern Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 88.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 215.7.
Kern Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bryce Smoot and Jeffrey Clark. Clark also snagged an interception, which is notable because Kern Valley is 3-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 1-3 otherwise.
Bishop Union pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Kern Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Bishop Union against Kern Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 43-12 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Kern Valley's Hunter Watts, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Bishop Union to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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