The Bloomington Bruins are taking a road trip to take on the Rubidoux Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bloomington will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 28-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Corona on Friday. Bloomington had just enough and edged Corona out 42-40. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bruins considering their six-point performance the game before.
Bloomington's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ricardo Sanchez, who rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Bloomington also got a significant boost from Nicholas Seventy, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 115 yards.
Seventy wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Bloomington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 363 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Corona only rushed for 29.
Bloomington's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Elijah Maldonado, Sanchez, and Christian Marmolejo picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Corona's side was Gilbert Everhart, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rubidoux, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 14-0 win over Citrus Hill on Friday.
Rubidoux found their leader in underclassman Joshua Green, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 37 yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Bloomington back to even at 1-1. As for Rubidoux, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Bloomington strolled past Rubidoux in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 40-24. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bloomington since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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