Football Preview: Lake Belton Broncos vs. East View Patriots
After two games on the road, Lake Belton is heading back home. They will welcome the East View Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Lake Belton came up short against Rouse and fell 28-20.
Lake Belton might have lost, but man, Eli Mascarenas was a machine: he threw for 135 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 82 yards.
Even if they lost, Lake Belton's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was Garrett Roland with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. Lake Belton got some further help from Aisea Filitonga: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, East View had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They secured a 46-42 W over the Grizzlies.
Ty Blair continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 415 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 63 yards on only seven carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Tanner Namken, who picked up 210 receiving yards.
Lake Belton's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for East View, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Lake Belton has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 180.5 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, East View has preferred to attack from the air: they average 313.8 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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