The Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany Redskins will square off against the Cerro Gordo/Bement Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany has four straight victories, Cerro Gordo/Bement has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Argenta-Oreana 44-0 on the road. Fans of the Redskins have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany had a senior duo take command as Cooper Christensen threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns and Aian Fryman rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Fryman's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 139 rushing yards dating back to last season. Seth Forlines was Christensen's top target, picking up 122 receiving yards, while also punching in a rushing score.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 285 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cerro Gordo/Bement had to suffer through a 55-7 loss at the hands of Nokomis. The Broncos were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-7.
Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Cerro Gordo/Bement, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany against Cerro Gordo/Bement when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 59-7 victory. Does Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cerro Gordo/Bement turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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