Football Preview: Bellmont Braves vs. Leo Lions
Bellmont is 1-8 against Leo since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bellmont Braves will host the Leo Lions at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Bellmont focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Bellmont is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were dealt a 63-0 loss at the hands of Huntington North. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Vikings are ranked 94th).
Meanwhile, Leo entered their matchup against East Noble on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Leo fell to East Noble 35-29. The Lions' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Nathan Foster and Dylan Krehl. Krehl had a great game and rushed for 218 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Foster was balling out in the loss, rushing for 265 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.2 yards per carry.
Even though they lost, Leo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Bellmont's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Leo, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Bellmont was dealt a bruising 40-0 loss at the hands of Leo in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Bellmont, Aidan Monds (who rushed for 92 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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