The Bell Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Interlachen Rams at 7:30 p.m. Bell's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Interlachen's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Bell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Bronson a 53-0 shutout. That 53 point margin sets a new team best for the Bulldogs this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Landin Williams and Kaleb Williams. Landin rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns while Kaleb rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns. Landin showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 52 yards. Aiden Houston also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Bell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Bell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Caelum Surrency.
Interlachen fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They walked away with a 36-24 win over Stanton on Friday.
Jaquevis Nixon was a one-man wrecking crew for Interlachen as he rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Nixon has posted since back in August.
Bell has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.5 points per game. As for Interlachen, their record now sits at 4-7.
Bell strolled past Interlachen in their previous meeting back in October by a score of 42-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Interlachen's Ben Aguayo, who threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt, and also punched in two rushing scores. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bell still be able to contain Aguayo? There's only one way to find out.
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