Football Preview: Salado Eagles vs. Lago Vista Vikings
The Salado Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lago Vista Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Salado will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Salado is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 67-39 win over Little River Academy on the road.
Salado relied on the efforts of Lincoln Hossfeld, who rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and Jackson Turk, who rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance gave Hossfeld a new career-high in rushing yards. Salado also got help from Gabriel Merriman, who showed off his sure hands for 88 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Salado's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Brodie Landon and Cade Fenoglio, who racked up four sacks between them. Landon is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Salado got some further help from Devonte Foster: he forced a fumble and made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
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.
Meanwhile, Lago Vista humbled Marion with a 42-7 victory. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Vikings this season.
The victory got Salado back to even at 2-2. As for Lago Vista, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
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