Kimberly entered their tilt with Fruitland on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Fruitland Grizzlies 27-26. This was payback for the Bulldogs, who suffered a 32-28 defeat the last time these two teams met.
It was another big night for Macraye Bruning, who threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Joe Barrett was in the mix too, providing Kimberly with two touchdowns.
Despite the loss, Fruitland saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Titus Vidlak threw for 229 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Kimberly pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.7 points per game. As for Fruitland, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.
Kimberly will challenge Sugar-Salem at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday. Sugar-Salem is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.5 points per game this season. Fruitland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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