The Bella Vista Broncos will head out to face off against the Christian Brothers Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bella Vista has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with eight straight defeats, while Christian Brothers will come in with four straight victories.
Bella Vista's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Inderkum on Friday. They were beaten by the Tigers 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 635th, while the Tigers are ranked 88th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Christian Brothers). They were the clear victor by a 41-21 margin over Ponderosa on Friday. With that win, the Falcons brought their scoring average up to 27.4 points per game.
Christian Brothers relied on the efforts of Jay Cummings, who rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and Kingston Sablan, who gained 86 total yards and two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Christian Brothers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Bella Vista's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Christian Brothers, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Bella Vista has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Christian Brothers struggles in that department as they've been averaging 157.1. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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