The Burbank Bulldogs will take on the Luling Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Burbank will be strutting in after a victory while Luling will be coming in after a loss.
Burbank will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Veterans Memorial, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Burbank walked away with a 31-24 win over Veterans Memorial on Thursday.
Keven Hernandez was a one-man wrecking crew for Burbank as he rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 250 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. With that strong performance, Hernandez is now averaging an impressive 126.5 rushing yards per game. Israel Zapata was Hernandez's top target, picking up 164 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Burbank's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was RAMSEY CHAVARRIA and his two.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Luling's offense. They had to suffer through a 46-0 loss at the hands of Anderson-Shiro. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1022nd, while the Fighting Owls are ranked 448th).
Burbank's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. As for Luling, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
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