LBCC fell short with the final score of 28-10 in their second game of the season against Bakersfield College on September 14th.
The Vikings led the first half with a touchdown in the first quarter, but the Bakersfield College Renegades picked up their game in the following two quarters which led them to their win.
Coach Brett Peabody has been coaching the Vikings for twelve years at LBCC.
“Unfortunately with the three interceptions in the second half and them getting a short field, it put them in some bad positions,” Coach Peabody said.
Running back Demond Hicks didn’t play in this game, but was proud of his teammates for putting in a good effort and is optimistic that the team will improve throughout the season.
“Once the guys start playing for the team and not for themselves, then we’ll have a more successful season,” Hicks said.
More than half of this year’s team are freshmen and as a result are still adjusting to being on a college-level football team.
Defensive End Carson Moore is eager to get back to practice and train harder so that the next game will have a brighter outcome.
“Unfortunately we lost but we played a better game than we did last week so that’s what matters and we hope to continue only going up from here,” Moore said.
The team has a lot of potential to have a great season but they all need to improve their skills along with building their chemistry with each other while they play.
Wide receiver Matthew Berenji said he is going to prioritize focusing on his assignment more so that it can better translate to his fellow players and lead to more success in the future.
“Moving forward we have to bump up the intensity of practices and capitalize on all opportunities so we can improve our season,” Berenji said.
A lot of the players feel like they let themselves and their teammates down, but it’s still the beginning of the season and now they know what they need to do to improve their game.
Coach Peabody is disappointed about this loss but plans on coaching harder practices in hopes of getting a win against Southwestern College next week.
Vikings took their first win of the season against SouthWestern 35-20 on Saturday.