The Schurr Spartans and the Bell Gardens Lancers are set to duel on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Schurr sitting on seven straight victories and Bell Gardens on six.
If Schurr beats Bell Gardens with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Schurr blew past Montebello 42-0 on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Spartans just coasted through the last quarter.
Elias Navarro was his usual excellent self, rushing for 167 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last six times he's played.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Bell Gardens' strategy against Mark Keppel on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bell Gardens blew Mark Keppel out of the water with a 42-0 final score. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won five games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Bell Gardens can attribute much of their success to Jesse Medina, who rushed for 62 yards and three touchdowns, and Daniel Tovar, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns. Tovar was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards.
Schurr pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Bell Gardens, their record now sits at 7-1.
Everything came up roses for Schurr against Bell Gardens when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Schurr since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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