Bell is on a three-game streak of home losses, Keller Central a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Bell Blue Raiders will host the Keller Central Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Bell is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since October 20, 2023 two weeks ago. They had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of Northwest. The game marked the Blue Raiders' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Brendon Gleim put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown. Bell also got help from Delvechio Ellis, who showed off his sure hands for 122 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Keller Central ended up a good deal behind Northwest on Thursday and lost 28-14. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 361st, while the Texans are ranked 52nd).
Bell's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Keller Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Bell couldn't quite finish off Keller Central in their previous meeting back in August of 2015 and fell 34-31. Thankfully for Bell, Reese Robertson (who threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 100 yards) 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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