The Midland Legacy Rebels will head out on the road to square off against the Abilene Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Midland Legacy is looking for their season?s first win.
Midland Legacy managed to keep up with Lake Travis until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Midland Legacy lost 41-20 to Lake Travis. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 13th).
Despite their defeat, Midland Legacy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Andrew Hodge, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance gave Hodge a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Mckenzie Rogers, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Midland Legacy wouldn't let Lake Travis keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dj Brock was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Abilene was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 42-37 to Permian. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Midland Legacy's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Abilene, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Midland Legacy against Abilene in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 48-17 victory. Will Midland Legacy repeat their success, or does Abilene have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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