The Bellflower Buccaneers will head out on the road to challenge the Compton Early College Rising Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Compton Early College took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bellflower, who comes in off a win.
Bellflower took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Firebaugh 51-0. The contest marked the Buccaneers' most dominant victory of the season.
Austin Miller had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 81 yards and two TDs, while also picking up 53 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Jordan Hunter, who rushed for 58 yards and one score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Bellflower was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Compton Early College's offense. They were dealt a 70-0 defeat at the hands of Norwalk on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rising Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 1018th, while the Lancers are ranked 374th).
Bellflower's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Compton Early College, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
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