Football Preview: Cesar E. Chavez Lobos vs. Bellaire Cardinals
Cesar E. Chavez is 0-10 against Bellaire since November of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Cesar E. Chavez Lobos will be playing at home against the Bellaire Cardinals at 7:00 p.m.
Cesar E. Chavez is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 79-0 loss at the hands of Lamar. While losing is never fun, the Lobos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1096th, while the Texans are ranked 248th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bellaire). Everything went their way against Wisdom on Thursday as Bellaire made off with a 38-12 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Cardinals who have now won three games in a row.
Bellaire's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Will Hazen, who threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bellaire's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Chris Wilson was the leader with two. Bellaire got some further help from Kris Connor: he picked up a sack and made five total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Cesar E. Chavez's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Bellaire, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Cesar E. Chavez took a serious blow against Bellaire in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 55-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hazen, who threw for 208 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 39 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Cesar E. Chavez 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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