You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Burlington on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Anderson County Bulldogs out of the water with a 42-12 final score. With that win, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 27.4 points per game.
Brody Anderson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 173 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also picking up 121 receiving yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Burlington also got a significant boost from Hunter Cole, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Burlington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Burlington wouldn't let Anderson County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Burlington can thank Bowen McIntosh and Kyzer Lehmann for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Lehmann is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.
Burlington now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Anderson County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Burlington is taking a road trip to face off against Girard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burlington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.4 points per game this season. As for Anderson County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Prairie View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Prairie View also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 33.2 points per game.
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