Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gold-Burg). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat the Northside Indians 68-22 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won three contests by 25 points or more so far this season.
Leading Gold-Burg to victory were Jayton Epperson and Paul Jones. Epperson rushed for 158 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, while Jones gained 179 total yards and three touchdowns. Epperson didn't just play on offense: he also forced two fumbles and made two total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gold-Burg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jones and Keelyn Case.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gold-Burg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 323 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
The win got Gold-Burg back to even at 3-3. As for Northside, the loss snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
Gold-Burg will look to defend their home field on Friday against Throckmorton at 7:30 p.m. Gold-Burg is facing Throckmorton at the right time seeing as Throckmorton is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Northside, they will head out to take on Knox City at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northside is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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