Football Preview: Abilene Eagles vs. Midland Legacy Rebels
The Abilene Eagles will challenge the Midland Legacy Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Abilene will stroll in with a four game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their the eighth matchup with Midland Legacy.
Last Thursday, Abilene was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 42-37 to Permian. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Midland Legacy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 41-20 to Lake Travis. The match was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Rebels struggled afterwards.
Despite their defeat, Midland Legacy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Andrew Hodge, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance gave Hodge a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Mckenzie Rogers, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Midland Legacy wouldn't let Lake Travis keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dj Brock was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Abilene's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1. As for Midland Legacy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Abilene was dealt a bruising 48-17 loss at the hands of Midland Legacy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Midland Legacy's Marcos Davila, who threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that Abilene knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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