After each having a week off, the Bloomington Bruins and the Citrus Hill Hawks will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bloomington will be strutting in after a victory while Citrus Hill will be coming in after a defeat.
Bloomington will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 27-point they dealt Rubidoux two weeks ago. Bloomington really took it to Rubidoux for the full four quarters, racking up a 38-11 win on the road. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bruins have posted since September 22, 2023.
Nicholas Seventy was a one-man wrecking crew for Bloomington as he rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Seventy a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ricardo Sanchez, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bloomington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 350 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Bloomington wouldn't let Rubidoux keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Bloomington can thank Gilbert Everhart and Aaron Perez-Soto for forcing all of them. Everhart is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Citrus Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They fell 22-12 to Desert Hot Springs.
Bloomington now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Citrus Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Bloomington strolled past Citrus Hill when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 32-14. 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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