Football Recap: Salado Eagles vs. Little River Academy Bumblebees
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salado). They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 67-39 victory over the Little River Academy Bumblebees. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Salado was led to victory by Lincoln Hossfeld and Jackson Turk. Hossfeld rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, while Turk rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. With that strong performance, Hossfeld is now averaging an impressive 101 rushing yards per game. Salado also got help from Gabriel Merriman, who showed off his sure hands for 88 receiving yards.
Salado wouldn't let Little River Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Salado can thank Damonte Foster and Devonte Foster for forcing both of them. Damonte is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season. Salado got some further help from Brodie Landon: he picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Salado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 493 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Little River Academy lost, don't look at Brian Grissom. Despite the final result, he rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Grissom a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win got Salado back to even at 2-2. As for Little River Academy, their loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Salado's road trip will continue as they head out to face Lago Vista at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Salado will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Little River Academy, they will square off against Whitney at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Whitney's defense has only allowed 17.5 points per game this season, so Little River Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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