Football Preview: Legacy Tigers vs. Garfield Bulldogs
Legacy is 0-5 against Garfield since September of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Legacy Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Garfield Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Legacy is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Thursday. They received a blow as they fell 26-9 to South East.
Meanwhile, Garfield had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They walked away with a 38-28 win over the Rough Riders.
Garfield relied on the efforts of Ceasar Reyes, who rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns, and Robert Cedillo, who threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes. What's more, Cedillo also racked up eight rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August. 87 of Cedillo's passing yards were hauled in by Anthony Gamez.
Legacy's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Garfield, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Legacy has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 222.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Garfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 206.7. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Legacy was taken down by Garfield 42-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Legacy, Damian Cabrera (who threw for 261 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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