Football Preview: Midland Legacy Rebels vs. Midland Bulldogs
The Midland Legacy Rebels will challenge the Midland Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Midland Legacy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Last Friday, Midland Legacy earned a 49-38 victory over Permian.
It was another big night for Aiden Serrano, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run. Kayden Iglesias was another key receiver, picking up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Midland Legacy wouldn't let Permian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Midland Legacy can thank Dj Brock and Drew Nisius for forcing both of them. Brock also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 16. Cole Neatherlin was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles and defending a pass.
Meanwhile, Midland hadn't done well against San Angelo Central recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Midland came out on top against San Angelo Central by a score of 56-47. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Bobcats are ranked 319th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Stroman Bridges was his usual excellent self, rushing for 142 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Kolb, who rushed for 108 yards on only 11 carries.
Midland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 624 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Midland Legacy's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Midland, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Midland Legacy has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 189.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Midland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 464.4. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Midland Legacy strolled past Midland in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 49-31. Will Midland Legacy repeat their success, or does Midland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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