The Bella Vista Broncos are taking a road trip to square off against the Lincoln Fighting Zebras at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Bella Vista is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Bella Vista is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Casa Roble on Friday. Bella Vista fell 22-14 to Casa Roble.
Although Bella Vista took the loss, they still got scores from Hugo Lopez and Tyson Ballinger.
Even though they lost, Bella Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Bella Vista's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Guillermo Perez and Ballinger. Perez also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making seven total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Lincoln didn't have too much trouble with Woodland on the road last Friday as they won 29-12. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fighting Zebras.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Brock Galer and his top target Julian Defoe. Galer rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry while Defoe gained 105 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Lincoln wouldn't let Woodland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pj Soto was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Bella Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Lincoln, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
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