Football Preview: Santa Ana Valley Falcons vs. Estancia Eagles
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons dukes it out withthe Estancia Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Ana Valley is looking for their season's first victory.
Santa Ana Valley's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Los Amigos on Friday. They were beaten by the Lobos 35-0. That's two games in a row now that the Falcons have lost by exactly 35 points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Estancia, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Ocean View 40-0. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Sean Sweeney was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns. Brandon Bettinghausen got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Estancia didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Pablo Fuentes and Bettinghausen. Roy Brown was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making 14 total tackles.
Estancia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Santa Ana Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Estancia, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
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