Rural Vista [Hope/White City] has won four straight games at home, while Burlingame has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Heat will welcome the Burlingame Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Hartford 45-0 at home. Given the Heat's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Jaguars are ranked 101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Burlingame). They claimed a resounding 96-48 victory over Reno County HomeSchool at home. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Bearcats, who until this match were averaging 10.86 points allowed.
Jd Tyson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 137 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 214 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. Those 137 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Timmy Roberts, who rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Burlingame didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dane Winters and Scott Leandro. Winters is also on a roll when it comes to receiving touchdowns, as he's now hauled in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Reno County HomeSchool's side was Brock Moon, who picked up 2.5 sacks and made 11 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burlingame was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Burlingame, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] took a serious blow against Burlingame when the teams last played back in October of 2017, falling 53-0. Can Rural Vista [Hope/White City] avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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