Football Recap: Midland Legacy Rebels vs. Frenship Tigers
Midland Legacy was the 63-56 winner over Frenship when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Midland Legacy Rebels fell just short of the Frenship Tigers by a score of 51-48 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (42), the Rebels still had to take the loss.
Midland Legacy's loss came despite strong showings from Aiden Serrano and Mackenzie Rogers. Serrano rushed for 115 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, while Rogers rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns. Those 131 rushing yards gave Rogers a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Midland Legacy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
A big part of Frenship's win came down to the chemistry between Chase Campbell and his top target Holden Phillips. Campbell gained 232 total yards and four touchdowns while Phillips threw for 425 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.1% of his passes. Phillips is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Leyton Stone was Phillips' top target, picking up 173 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Midland Legacy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Frenship, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Midland Legacy will take on Permian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Permian is coming into the match with five straight wins at home, so Midland Legacy will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Frenship, they will challenge Odessa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Odessa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.6 points per game this season.
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