Burton has gone 10-0 against Somerville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Burton Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Somerville Yeguas at 7:00 p.m. Burton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Burton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Snook 55-0 on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Somerville entered their tilt with Iola on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 41-33 win over the Bulldogs.
Somerville had a senior duo take command as Ian Teague rushed for 89 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries and Keith Crawford picked up 196 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Those three rushing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Teague. Somerville also got a significant boost from Colt Holton, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
Somerville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Crawford, Kutter Rohrbach, Kyle Brooks, and Jayden Young picked up one apiece.
Burton now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Somerville, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Burton strolled past Somerville when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 35-19. Does Burton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Somerville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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