Long Island City entered their match against Springfield Gardens on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Long Island City Bulldogs took a 22-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Springfield Gardens Golden Eagles. The contest marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Long Island City lost, don't look at Carter Dumas. Despite the final result, he rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Dumas' rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Long Island City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
Long Island City's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-1. As for Springfield Gardens, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Long Island City will host Campus Magnet at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. Long Island City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.9 points per game this season. As for Springfield Gardens, they will welcome Far Rockaway at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. Springfield Gardens is facing Far Rockaway at the right time seeing as Far Rockaway is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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