After two games on the road, Bertrand is heading back home. They will welcome the Cambridge Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Bertrand was fully in charge, breezing past Brady 66-18 on the road.
Thunder Nelson had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Bertrand'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 Waylon Olesen, Creston Wagner, and Nelson picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Cambridge didn't have too much trouble with Axtell on the road on Friday as they won 34-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
The critical scores for Cambridge came from Brady Ahlemeyer, Krayton Ruggles, and Abram Norton.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cambridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cambridge's defense and their three sacks. Braydon Miller was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Bertrand's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Cambridge, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Bertrand has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 154 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Cambridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 220. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Bertrand was taken down by Cambridge 62-30 in their previous matchup back in September of 2017. Can Bertrand avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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