Football Preview: Long Island City Bulldogs vs. Beach Channel Dolphins
The Long Island City Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Beach Channel Dolphins at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Long Island City sitting on five straight wins and Beach Channel on three.
Last Sunday, Long Island City beat Far Rockaway 21-12. The 21-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Carter Dumas was his usual excellent self, rushing for 113 yards on only eight carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Long Island City wouldn't let Far Rockaway keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Josh Canela was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Another thorn in Far Rockaway's side was Elias Morales, who made five total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Beach Channel). They took their game on the road on Sunday with ease, bagging a 38-8 victory over Lafayette. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Long Island City's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Beach Channel, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Long Island City lost to Beach Channel on the road by a decisive 28-12 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Can Long Island City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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