Football Recap: Midland Legacy Rebels vs. Midland Bulldogs
Midland Legacy won the last time they faced Midland, and things went their way on Friday too. The Midland Legacy Rebels were the clear victor by a 28-7 margin over the Midland Bulldogs. That 21 point margin sets a new team best for the Rebels this season.
Midland Legacy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mackenzie Rogers, who rushed for 67 yards, and also caught a touchdown. Aiden Serrano was another key player, gaining 99 total yards and a touchdown.
Midland Legacy wouldn't let Midland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Midland Legacy can thank Jason Williams and Jacob Pesina for forcing both of them. Williams also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Midland Legacy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Midland Legacy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Midland, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Midland Legacy is taking a road trip to take on Odessa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Midland Legacy is facing Odessa at the right time seeing as Odessa is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Midland, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Permian at 7:00 p.m. Midland 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 third matchup with Permian.
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