Football Recap: El Dorado Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

By Team Reports Nov 27, 2024, 6:07am

Football Recap: El Dorado Aztecs vs. Amarillo Sandies

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact El Dorado can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 45-14 loss at the hands of the Amarillo Sandies. The match marked the Aztecs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Despite the loss, El Dorado still got an impressive performance from Ryan Estrada, who rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown. Estrada's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 161 rushing yards.

Leading Amarillo to victory were Jude Dunivin and Jett Lopez. Dunivin gained 251 total yards and two touchdowns, while Lopez threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes. Dunivin really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 76 yards. Oliver Parsons was Lopez's top target, picking up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

El Dorado's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-1. As for Amarillo, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4.

El Dorado does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Amarillo has also already played their next contest, a 55-27 loss against Richland on the 23rd.

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