Football Recap: Albuquerque Takes Down Ranked Eldorado

Albuquerque faced Eldorado in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Bulldogs skirted past the Golden Eagles 17-14. For the Bulldogs, this counts as revenge for the 21-6 victory the Golden Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.

Alberto Landeros

Rushing Yards

10/10/25 @ West Mesa	286
08/30/25 @ Valley	157
10/16/25 @ Eldorado	155
09/05/25 vs Alamogordo	135
09/19/25 vs Atrisco Heritage Academy	117
+ 3 more games

Albuquerque's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alberto Landeros, who rushed for 155 yards while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Landeros has become a key player for the Bulldogs: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Julian Madera helped out on the ground, rushing for 128 yards and a rushing touchdown.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Albuquerque was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. They are a perfect 4-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.

Albuquerque has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Eldorado, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Albuquerque is set to face off against their familiar foe Sandia at 7:00 p.m. on the 24th. Meanwhile, Eldorado will take on rival West Mesa at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.