Byers and Calhan are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Byers Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Calhan Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Byers' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Byers is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Elbert, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Byers was ranked sixth). Byers claimed a resounding 58-8 win over Elbert on the road. Fans of Byers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Kaleb Willoughby continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 143 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Price, who rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Byers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Byers didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Andrew Mohatt and Cameron Eastwood.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Calhan). They blew past South Park, posting a 46-8 victory at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-0.
Byers pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Calhan, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Byers suffered a grim 34-8 defeat to Calhan in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Can Byers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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