Football Preview: Ysleta Indians vs. Randall Raiders
Two dominant signal callers in Rodrigo Martinez and Kaison Benton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Ysleta Indians will face off against the Randall Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ysleta took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 50-14 win over Bowie.
Ysleta found their leader in sophomore Martinez, who threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Martin Castro helped Martinez out on the ground, rushing for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Ysleta's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Jacob Pichardo was especially locked on to Bowie's QB and sacked him twice. Jaden McKinney was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Randall blew past Canyon, posting a 43-9 victory. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Eagles are ranked 541st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ysleta pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.2 points. As for Randall, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1.
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