On Friday, Byers faced Simla in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Byers Bulldogs' way against the Simla Cubs as the Byers Bulldogs made off with a 36-16 victory. Fans of the Bulldogs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Kaleb Willoughby was his usual excellent self, rushing for 266 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Price, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Byers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 306 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Simla still got an impressive performance from Tj Eurich, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Eurich is becoming a predictor of Simla's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Tatum Kocerha also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 105 receiving yards.
Byers' win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Simla, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Byers didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 58-8 victory against Elbert on the 19th. As for Simla, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 55-0 win against St. Mary's on the 18th.
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