Football Preview: Luling Eagles vs. Burbank Bulldogs
The Luling Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Burbank Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Luling's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Anderson-Shiro on Friday. They had to suffer through a 46-0 loss at the hands of the Fighting Owls. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1022nd, while the Fighting Owls are ranked 448th).
Meanwhile, Burbank didn't have done well against Veterans Memorial recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Burbank walked away with a 31-24 victory over Veterans Memorial.
Keven Hernandez was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 250 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 126.5 rushing yards per game. Israel Zapata was Hernandez's top target, picking up 164 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Burbank's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Veterans Memorial's QB won't forget RAMSEY CHAVARRIA anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Luling's loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Burbank, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
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