Football Recap: Bakari Wilson Leads Canyon Springs to Victory over Eldorado

By Team Reports Nov 22, 2024, 11:22am

Football Recap: Canyon Springs Pioneers vs. Eldorado Firehawks

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Canyon Springs had won four straight home games and Bakari Wilson did his part to make it five on Friday. The Canyon Springs Pioneers blew past the Eldorado Firehawks 41-21 thanks in part to Wilson, who rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 107 rushing yards per game.

Wilson was just one part of a punishing run game: Canyon Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eldorado only rushed for 141.

Eldorado's loss came despite strong showings from Jerome Kalama and Jordan Malone. Kalama punched in two rushing scores, while Malone rushed for 76 yards. Eldorado is 4-2 when Kalama posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise.

Canyon Springs has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.3 points per game. As for Eldorado, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-7.

Canyon Springs will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Mojave at 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday. Mojave will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Canyon Springs surely won't give up without a fight. Eldorado does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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