The North Forest Bulldogs will challenge the Yates Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
North Forest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 54-0 victory over Kashmere on the road. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 33.4 points per game.
North Forest can attribute much of their success to Michael Dean, who rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and Landon Robertson, who threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. With that strong performance, Dean is now averaging an impressive 112 rushing yards per game. 84 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jaden Garcia, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 256 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Yates, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Kashmere 60-0 at home. Considering the Lions have won four contests by more than 28 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory snapped North Forest's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Yates, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
North Forest came up short against Yates when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 42-36. Can North Forest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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