Football Preview: Tocoi Creek Toros vs. Beachside Barracudas
The Tocoi Creek Toros will take on the Beachside Barracudas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Tocoi Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Bartram Trail 46-26 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Toros have posted since October 6, 2023.
Tocoi Creek's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Vincent Galella, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Ryan Killmer, who threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes. That's the most rushing yards Galella has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Beachside won against Bishop Kenny last Friday with 41 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. Beachside claimed a resounding 41-3 victory over Menendez at home. The result was nothing new for the Barracudas, who have now won four matchups by 26 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Beachside's win came down to the chemistry between Eddie Jordan and his top target Drew Watson. Jordan threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt while Watson picked up 158 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Drew Aldrich was another key player, picking up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown.
One reason for the win was Beachside's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 6.5 sacks. Noah Lustrea was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Beachside got some further help from Nigel Eldridge Jr: he picked up a sack, forced three fumbles, and made five total tackles.
The victory made it two in a row for Tocoi Creek and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Beachside, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Tocoi Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Beachside when the teams last played back in August of 2023, sneaking past 38-35. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Beachside's Cade Gines, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Tocoi Creek to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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