The Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils will take on the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin didn't have too much trouble with Oakwood as they won 40-26. The Blue Devils pushed the score to 40-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Comets cut but never quite recovered from.
Among those leading the charge was Anderson Thomas, who threw for 91 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards.
Another reason for the win was Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Conner Powell was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin got some further help from Evan Parish: he made 17 total tackles.
Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 414 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Erie-Prophetstown challenged Princeton on Friday. Erie-Prophetstown had to suffer through a 61-14 loss at the hands of Princeton. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.
Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's win bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Erie-Prophetstown, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
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