Football Preview: Bell Blue Raiders vs. Northwest Texans
The Bell Blue Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Northwest Texans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bell has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Northwest will arrive with four straight victories.
Last Friday, Bell ended up a good deal behind V.R. Eaton and lost 38-20. While losing is never fun, the Blue Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Eagles are ranked 142nd).
Brendon Gleim put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Northwest didn't have too much trouble with V.R. Eaton on the road last Friday as they won 31-14.
Northwest got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ryder Norton out in front who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Nathanial Jean also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Northwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Bell's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Northwest, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
