The Gold-Burg Bears will venture away from home to square off against the Northside Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gold-Burg will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Gold-Burg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Grace Classical Christian Academy on Friday as Gold-Burg made off with a 52-27 win.
Gold-Burg's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Paul Jones, who gained 161 total yards and three touchdowns, and Jayton Epperson, who rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Epperson is now averaging an impressive 105.8 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gold-Burg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grace Classical Christian Academy only rushed for 80.
Meanwhile, Northside came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Longhorns 58-8 on the road. Considering the Indians have won three matches by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gold-Burg's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Northside, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Gold-Burg against Northside when the teams last played back in September of 2021, as the squad secured a 56-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gold-Burg since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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