The Bloomingdale Bulls are taking a road trip to square off against the Bartow Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bloomingdale's defense has only allowed 16.5 points per game this season, so Bartow's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Bloomingdale took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They really took it to Brandon for the full four quarters, racking up a 40-0 victory at home. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bulls had established a 31 point advantage.
Bloomingdale found their leader in underclassman Preston Beckham, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Those 109 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Beckham. Ethan Larson also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, Bartow narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Auburndale 18-16. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellow Jackets.
Blake Johnson looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 189 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 43 yards. Avis Brown Jr. was another key player, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Bloomingdale back to even at 2-2. As for Bartow, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-2.
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