Bear Grass Charter proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 46) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 38-36 win over the Columbia Wildcats. The victory was nothing new for the Bears as they're now sitting on three straight.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Vance Keel and he. Keel rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Connor Clifton a new career-high in rushing yards (139).
Bear Grass Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Bear Grass Charter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jykell Johnson.
Bear Grass Charter is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Columbia, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3.
Bear Grass Charter wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 42-8 win against Hobgood Charter on the 1st. Columbia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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