The Lanier Voks will be playing at home against the Burbank Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Two weeks ago, Lanier humbled Edison with a 49-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Voks.
Meanwhile, Burbank waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Golden Bears 64-7. With the Bulldogs ahead 50-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Keven Hernandez, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Roman Garcia was another key signal caller, throwing for 94 yards and three touchdowns.
Burbank was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Lanier has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.5 points per game. As for Burbank, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Lanier came up short against Burbank in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 31-27. Thankfully for Lanier, Rene Espinoza (who picked up 170 receiving yards and two touchdowns) 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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