Bear River hasn't had much luck against Box Elder recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bear River Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Box Elder Bees at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Bear River focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Friday.
Last Friday, Bear River was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 34-28 to Cedar. That's two games in a row now that the Bears have lost by exactly six points.
Loss or not, Bear River got some senior leadership from Tatum Stephens and Tydon Jones. Stephens picked up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Jones. rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Stephens' longest reception was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Kash Avery also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 89 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Box Elder was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 15-14 to Mountain Crest.
Bear River's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Box Elder, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Bear River suffered a grim 49-28 defeat to Box Elder in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Box Elder's Dax Sumko, who rushed for 74 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Bear River knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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