The Bella Vista Broncos will venture away from home to challenge the Ponderosa Bruins at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Bella Vista is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Bella Vista is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 27-20 to Lincoln two weeks ago.
Despite the defeat, Bella Vista saw an underclassman step up: Jack Singley threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes. 86 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jace Budenbender, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Ponderosa was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They took a 20-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Woodcreek. The game marked the Bruins' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Bella Vista's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Ponderosa, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Bella Vista beat Ponderosa 36-29 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Ponderosa's Austin Sanchez, who threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Bella Vista to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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