Football Preview: Silverado Hawks vs. El Capitan Vaqueros
The Silverado Hawks will venture away from home to take on the El Capitan Vaqueros at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Silverado sitting on four straight wins and El Capitan on nine.
Silverado is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 30-14 victory over St. Anthony.
Jace Weiss was his usual excellent self, throwing for 239 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 55 yards. He has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Jarmarri Tharpe also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Silverado wouldn't let St. Anthony keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Silverado can thank Jayden Jones and Tharpe for forcing both of them. Yahushua Foster was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, El Capitan posted their closest win since October 26, 2023 on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-14 victory over Westview.
One reason for the win was El Capitan's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Evan Ortega was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Silverado pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.7 points per game. As for El Capitan, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
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