Bel Air kicked off their season on the road on Thursday and hit a couple of potholes. They lost 70-50 to the Eastlake Falcons. Sadly, the defeat continues a streak the team started last season, making it 12 in a row.
Despite the loss, Bel Air had strong showings from Angel Dominguez, who threw for 537 yards and four TDs while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt, and Marquette Beard, who picked up 266 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Beard showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 65 yards. A healthy portion of Dominguez's aerial production (139 yards to be exact) also went to Christopher Garza, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Julian Williams was a one-man wrecking crew For Eastlake. as he threw for 343 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 passes, and also punched in one score on the ground. Junior Trotman was Williams' top target, picking up 83 receiving yards and one TD, while also rushing for 81 yards and one score.
Coming up, Bel Air will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Irvin at 7:00 p.m. on September 5. As for Eastlake, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on Permian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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