The Burlingame Bearcats will face off against the St. Paul Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Burlingame has eight straight wins, St. Paul has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Burlingame took their matchup with ease, bagging a 60-30 victory over Rural Vista [Hope/White City]. Fans of the Bearcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Dane Winters, who rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 143 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Those 143 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jd Tyson was another key player, throwing for 297 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt.
Burlingame wouldn't let Rural Vista [Hope/White City] keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Timmy Roberts was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Another thorn in Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s side was Brock Moon, who picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (1.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, a win for St. Paul just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Marmaton Valley 68-20. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Wildcats are ranked 29th).
Burlingame pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for St. Paul, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Burlingame came up short against St. Paul in their previous meeting back in November of 2017, falling 43-34. Will Burlingame have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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