Football Preview: Empire Ravens vs. La Joya Community Fighting Lobos
The Empire Ravens are taking a road trip to challenge the La Joya Community Fighting Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Empire focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Thursday.
Empire is headed out to face La Joya Community after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Empire came out on top against Sierra Linda by a score of 14-7. The win was familiar territory for the Ravens who have now won six matches in a row dating back to last season.
Ngonkra Fuangunyi had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 209 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 50 yards.
Empire wouldn't let Sierra Linda keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Empire can thank Julian Santacruz and Pedro Felix for forcing both of them. Felix didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made six total tackles.
Meanwhile, La Joya Community had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They took a blow against Prescott on Friday, falling 56-7.
Empire didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against La Joya Community in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Empire 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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