Bear Creek fell victim to Ponderosa and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Ponderosa Mustangs, falling 41-0. The Bears have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Bear Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Junior Hernandez and Marcos Garza. Garza also made six total tackles, which is notable because Bear Creek is 3-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-4 otherwise.
It was another big night for De'Alcapon Veazy, who rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries for Ponderosa. Veazy's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 112 rushing yards. Max Mervin did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 105 receiving yards.
Bear Creek now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Ponderosa, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Bear Creek will face off against Dakota Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dakota Ridge is coming into the match with three straight victories at home, so Bear Creek will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Ponderosa, they will take on Heritage at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ponderosa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.9 points per game this season.
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