After having lost a blowout in their previous game against El Rancho, Bell Gardens was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with a 29-21 win over the Arlington Lions. This was payback for the Lancers, who suffered a 35-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Despite the loss, Arlington still got an impressive performance from Daniel Gonzalez, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 231 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt. Another player making a difference was Andrew Rogers, who picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Bell Gardens now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Arlington, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bell Gardens has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Fullerton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bell Gardens is facing Fullerton at the right time seeing as Fullerton is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Arlington, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Hillcrest at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Gonzalez and Matthew Ramos.
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