The Berkner Rams will head out to square off against the Pearce Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Friday, Berkner lost to Dallas Jesuit at home by a 45-28 margin. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Rangers recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pearce). They took their matchup on Thursday with ease, bagging a 69-34 victory over Nimitz. With the Mustangs ahead 49-21 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Berkner better keep an eye on Kyler Lambert. He was instrumental in Pearce's win, rushing for 114 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 190 yards and two TDs on only 12 passes. The dominant performance also gave Lambert a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two). Another player making a difference was Colton Waddle, who rushed for 67 yards.
Pearce was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 427 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Pearce has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 8.95 yards per carry in those games compared to only 3.54 in the others. As for Berkner, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Berkner came up short against Pearce in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 34-21. Can the Rams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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