Somerset hasn't had much luck against Calallen recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Somerset Bulldogs will be staying on the road to face off against the Calallen Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Somerset is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They beat Taylor by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 35-28.
Joe Torres went supernova for Somerset, rushing for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance gave Torres a new career-high in rushing yards. Qwanell Nesby did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 89 receiving yards.
Somerset was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Calallen came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Ricebirds 35-14. Considering the Wildcats have won seven contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Calallen's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sebastian Dennis, who rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Jude Hernandez, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns.
Calallen has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.9 points per game. As for Somerset, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Things could have been worse for Somerset, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 31-17 loss to Calallen when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Thankfully for Somerset, Bryce Burnett (who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 88 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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