The Fillmore Flashes will head out on the road to challenge the Burbank Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fillmore will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Thursday, Fillmore was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 23-19 to Buena. The Flashes gained 117 more yards on the day, but it was the Bulldogs that made the best use of them.
Fillmore might have lost, but man, Josiah Cruz was a machine: he rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns. Cruz's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Burbank had just enough and edged St. Genevieve out 29-26 last Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Burbank to victory, but perhaps none more so than Deshawn Laporte, who threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards.
Fillmore's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Burbank, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Fillmore and Burbank were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Fillmore suffered an agonizing 42-41 defeat. Can Fillmore avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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