Football Recap: La Vernia Bears vs. Bay City Blackcats
On Friday, the La Vernia Bears ended up a good deal behind the Bay City Blackcats and lost 40-21. The Bears were down 33-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
La Vernia's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keegan Hajek, who threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 31 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (99 yards to be exact) went to Logan Maytum, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Bay City was led to victory by Jada Andrews and Alex Estrada. Andrews gained 193 total yards and three touchdowns, while Estrada threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes. Estrada is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Xylan Williams was Estrada's top target, picking up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for La Vernia and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Bay City, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
La Vernia will venture away from home to take on Jones at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. La Vernia is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Bay City, they will welcome El Campo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,009 yards in their previous games.
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