The Bella Vista Broncos will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Nevada Union Miners at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Bella Vista focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Friday.
Bella Vista is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They received a blow as they fell 27-13 to Oakmont. The loss continues a trend for the Broncos in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the defeat, Bella Vista saw an underclassman step up: Dvaughn Norwood rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Norwood's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Even though they lost, Bella Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Nevada Union gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They walked away with a 21-14 victory over Chico. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Miners were the better team in the second half.
Brandon Mccallum was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 201 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Bella Vista came up short against Nevada Union when the teams last played back in August of 2021, falling 44-33. Can Bella Vista avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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