The Bartlett Golden Bears will square off against the Service Cougars at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bartlett knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Service likes a good challenge.
Bartlett is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Colony, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Bartlett was ranked fourth). Bartlett took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 36-0 win over Colony. The Golden Bears pushed the score to 30-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights had little chance of recovering from.
Theo Mejia went supernova for Bartlett, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Mejia got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 80 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bartlett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 248 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Service ended up a good deal behind Bettye Davis East Anchorage on Saturday and lost 26-7.
Bartlett's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Service, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Bartlett took a serious blow against Service in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 41-12. Will Bartlett have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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