The Bethany Bronchos will head out to challenge the Elgin Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bethany is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They never let Madill get on the board and left with a 57-0 victory on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bronchos with their most commanding win of the season.
Brody McLaren
| 11/07/25 @ Madill | 161.5 |
| 10/31/25 @ Tecumseh | 143.9 |
| 09/26/25 vs Chickasha | 124.1 |
| 10/03/25 vs Blanchard | 119.8 |
| 08/29/25 @ Noble | 116 |
| + 5 more games |
Brody McLaren was his usual excellent self, rushing for 40 yards and a pair of TDs, while also throwing for 145 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. His passing game has become a key predictor of Bethany's success: the team is 5-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-4 otherwise. Seth Greiner was another key player, picking up 96 receiving yards and one score.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 13 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Jagger Weaver, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Elgin on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Cache out of the water with a 47-7 final score. The Owls pushed the score to 41-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had no chance of recovering from.
The win made it two in a row for Bethany and bumps their season record up to 5-5. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 28 points in those games. As for Elgin, their record now sits at 10-0.
Everything came up roses for Bethany against Elgin when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 45-7 win. Will the Bronchos repeat their success, or do the Owls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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