Football Preview: Legacy Tigers vs. Bell Eagles
The Legacy Tigers will square off against the Bell Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Legacy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27 points per game this season.
Legacy is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game two weeks ago. They took a hard 40-23 fall against Roosevelt.
Legacy might have lost, but man, Damian Carlos was a machine: he rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Joe Rodriguez also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 87 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Bell hadn't done well against South Gate recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Bell had just enough and edged South Gate out 42-40.
Erick Stubbs continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 320 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Those 320 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 421 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Christopher Gomez led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Legacy's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Bell, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Legacy strolled past Bell in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 31-14. Will Legacy repeat their success, or does Bell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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