Twelve Bridges had won nine straight home games dating back to last season and Braeden Ward did his part to make it ten on Friday. The Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos breezed by the Del Campo Cougars to the tune of 48-12 thanks in part to Ward, who rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 78 yards.
Gavin Rappa was another key player, rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Twelve Bridges was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests.
Twelve Bridges didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Rappa, Ryan Wanger, and Jaidyn Cole picked up one apiece.
Bryce Smith and Isaac Craig certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Smith rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while Craig rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Twelve Bridges' victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Del Campo, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Twelve Bridges will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Sierra at 7:00 p.m. on November 15th. Twelve Bridges knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Sierra likes a good challenge. As for Del Campo, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 28-20 loss against Sacramento on the 9th.
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