Fall River has gone 8-2 against Etna recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Fall River Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Etna Lions at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fall River is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 52-30 margin over Trinity on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Fall River got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Abraham Estes out in front who rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Estes is now averaging an impressive 109.8 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Skyler Robertson, who gained 116 total yards and four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fall River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Etna entered their tilt with Weed on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 47-40. The game marked the Lions' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Noah Hubbard was a one-man wrecking crew for Etna as he rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 52 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Hubbard a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win got Fall River back to even at 2-2. As for Etna, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Fall River against Etna in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 36-0 win. Does Fall River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Etna turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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