Football Recap: Bellmont Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 5, 2024, 9:10pm

Football Recap: Bellmont Braves vs. Leo Lions

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Bellmont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 51-0 loss at the hands of the Leo Lions. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Lions are ranked 47th).

Among those leading the charge was Grayson Esguerra, who threw for 83 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Nathan Foster helped Esguerra out on the ground, rushing for 80 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.

Bellmont's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Leo, their victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.

Bellmont wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 50-9 loss against New Haven on the 4th. As for Leo, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 34-20 win against Huntington North on the 4th.

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