Football Preview: Americas Trail Blazers vs. Bel Air Highlanders
On Friday Americas will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the Bel Air Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Americas is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against El Dorado on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Americas was outmatched by El Dorado at home and fell 57-20. While losing is never fun, the Trail Blazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 855th, while the Aztecs are ranked 272nd).
Despite the loss, Americas got top-tier performance from Cam'Ron Johnson, who rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown. Johnson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 170 rushing yards. Maurice Edwards also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Even if they lost, Americas' defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Vicente Galvan was especially locked on to El Dorado's QB and sacked him twice. With that strong performance, Galvan is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Bel Air was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 48-14 loss at the hands of Parkland.
Americas' loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Bel Air, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything came up roses for Americas against Bel Air when the teams last played back in October, as the team secured a 45-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Americas since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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