Football Preview: El Dorado Aztecs vs. Bel Air Highlanders
El Dorado is 3-0 against Bel Air since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The El Dorado Aztecs will look to defend their home field against the Bel Air Highlanders at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (El Dorado has four straight victories, Bel Air has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While El Dorado didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Eastwood 55-54.
Ryan Estrada continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 336 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. Estrada is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 104 every time he's taken the field this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, El Dorado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 360 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Bel Air lost to Big Spring on the road by a 40-21 margin on Friday.
El Dorado's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Bel Air, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for El Dorado against Bel Air in their previous matchup back in November of 2021 as the squad secured a 63-21 victory. Does El Dorado have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bel Air turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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