Football Preview: El Capitan Eagles vs. Joseph City Wildcats
El Capitan has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Joseph City Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. El Capitan's defense has only allowed 13.5 points per game this season, so Joseph City's offense will have their work cut out for them.
El Capitan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Mayer 66-6 on the road on Friday. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 30 points or more this season.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Avery Hammon and his top target Treyton Timpson. Hammon threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes while Timpson gained 119 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, El Capitan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
El Capitan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Alvin Timpson and Brayden Hammon.
Meanwhile, Joseph City faced Hayden in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Joseph City was dealt a 59-6 loss at the hands of Hayden.
El Capitan pushed their record up to 3-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Joseph City, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
El Capitan strolled past Joseph City in their previous matchup back in September of 2021 by a score of 56-42. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Joseph City's Blake Palmer, who threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 71 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for El Capitan to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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