The Bear River Bruins will head out on the road to take on the Lincoln Fighting Zebras at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Bear River earned a 22-15 victory over Oakmont.
Meanwhile, while Lincoln put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Wheatland. The Fighting Zebras really took it to the Pirates for the full four quarters, racking up a 33-0 win. The Fighting Zebras pushed the score to 27-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates had little chance of recovering from.
Bear River better keep an eye on Brock Galer. He was instrumental in Lincoln's win, rushing for 164 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Galer a new career-high. Dylan Knell helped out on the ground, rushing for 91 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lincoln's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Galer.
The victory made it two in a row for Lincoln and bumps their season record up to 4-1. The team dominated over those games too, winning by an average of 34 points. As for Bear River, their record now sits at 4-2.
Bear River didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Lincoln in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 27-21 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Galer, who rushed for 104 yards and one touchdown, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Bruins still be able to contain Galer? There's only one way to find out.
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