Bell Gardens is 0-8 against El Rancho since September of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Bell Gardens Lancers will take on the El Rancho Dons at 7:00 p.m. Bell Gardens is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Bell Gardens is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Schurr on Friday. They took a blow against the Spartans, falling 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 489th, while the Spartans are ranked 218th).
Meanwhile, everything went El Rancho's way against Whittier on Friday as El Rancho made off with a 28-6 victory. The Dons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 22 points or more this season.
Among those leading the charge was Ryan Dominguez, who threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Anthony Orihuela helped Dominguez out on the ground, rushing for 93 yards on only ten carries.
El Rancho's record now sits at 6-4. As for Bell Gardens, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-2.
Thursday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Bell Gardens has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 170.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like El Rancho struggles in that department as they've been averaging 163.2. It's looking like Thursday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Bell Gardens might still be hurting after the 42-20 defeat they got from El Rancho when the teams last played back in August. Can Bell Gardens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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