Football Recap: Tocoi Creek Comes Up Short Despite Vincent Galella's Strong Performance

By Team Reports Oct 12, 2024, 10:00am

Football Recap: Tocoi Creek Toros vs. Beachside Barracudas

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If Tocoi Creek was feeling good fresh off their 46-26 takedown of Bartram Trail last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tocoi Creek Toros fell just short of the Beachside Barracudas by a score of 29-26 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Toros have suffered since September 22, 2023.

Despite the loss, Tocoi Creek still got an impressive performance from Vincent Galella, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Galella has posted since back in September of 2023.

Eddie Jordan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Beachside, throwing for 221 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 36 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Jake House, who gained 99 total yards and a touchdown.

Tocoi Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Beachside, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.

Tocoi Creek will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Menendez at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Beachside also won't see the field for a while: their next game is against Middleburg at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Beachside will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

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