Football Preview: El Dorado Cougars vs. Union Mine Diamondbacks
El Dorado and Union Mine are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The El Dorado Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Union Mine Diamondbacks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, El Dorado got the win against Amador by a conclusive 38-15. With that victory, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 26.7 points per game.
Tyler Villa was his usual excellent self, rushing for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Jason Wilson, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Union Mine humbled Galt with a 41-7 victory. Given the Diamondbacks' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Warriors are ranked 883rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
El Dorado now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Union Mine, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
El Dorado was dealt a bruising 35-8 loss at the hands of Union Mine when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for El Dorado, Jayden Tinker (who rushed for 211 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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