Football Preview: Parkland Matadors vs. Bel Air Highlanders
Parkland and Bel Air are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Parkland Matadors will take on the Bel Air Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses dating back to last season for Parkland and seven for Bel Air dating back to last season.
Parkland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 56-44 to Americas on Friday.
Parkland wouldn't let Americas keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Tylek Douglas, Tyree Valerio, and Tysheem Dawson picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Bel Air had to suffer through a 49-14 loss at the hands of El Dorado. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1107th, while the Aztecs are ranked 259th).
Parkland's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Bel Air, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-5.
Parkland came up short against Bel Air in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 48-42. Can Parkland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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