The South Gate Rams will head out on the road to take on the Bell Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Gate knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Bell likes a good challenge.
South Gate barely beat Legacy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rams blew past the Tigers 48-8 two weeks ago. With the Rams ahead 28-8 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Michael Gonzalez produced another solid performance rushing for 71 yards and a pair of scores, while also throwing for 279 yards and two TDs while completing 77.8% of his passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 65 yards. South Gate's leading receiver Nicholas Quintanilla was Gonzalez's top target yet again, picking up 194 receiving yards and one touchdown.
South Gate's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Edward Castro was especially locked on to Legacy's QB and sacked him twice. Nicholas Fonseca got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Bell lost to Garfield at home by a 34-19 margin on Friday.
Bell's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-5. As for South Gate, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 4-2.
South Gate couldn't quite finish off Bell in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 and fell 42-40. Thankfully for the Rams, Erick Stubbs (who rushed for 320 yards and five TDs while picking up 10.0 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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