The Bellevue Broncos will take on the Athens Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Athens took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bellevue, who comes in off a win.
Bellevue's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Saturday, when they got past St. Philip Catholic Central's usually-dominant defense. Bellevue breezed by St. Philip Catholic Central on the road to the tune of 62-18. The Broncos' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Bellevue can attribute much of their success to Seth Keson, who gained 379 total yards and five touchdowns, and Aaron Golomski, who rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Golomski a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Athens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Mendon, falling 54-0. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Hornets are ranked third).
The win made it two in a row for Bellevue and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Athens, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Bellevue against Athens in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 as the team secured a 48-20 victory. Does Bellevue have another victory up their sleeve, or will Athens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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