Berea is on a four-game streak of home losses, Blue Ridge a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Berea Bulldogs will host the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Berea will be strutting in after a victory while Blue Ridge will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Berea finally turned things around against Travelers Rest on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Devildogs , sneaking past 24-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldogs have posted since October 20, 2023.
Meanwhile, a victory for Blue Ridge just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 63-14 loss at the hands of Daniel. The Fighting Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 56-7.
Despite the defeat, Blue Ridge got top-tier performance from Jakorey Dodd, who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Dodd really tore up the turf during one magnificent 82-yard run.
Even though they lost, Blue Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 212 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Berea's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Blue Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 3-5.
Berea couldn't quite finish off Blue Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2021 and fell 35-32. Thankfully for Berea, Braeden Enloe (who rushed for 247 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 50 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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