Football Recap: Eldorado Takes a Loss

After flying high against Democracy Prep Agassi Campus last Tuesday, Eldorado came back down to earth. The Eldorado Firehawks lost 32-12 to the Moapa Valley Pirates on Friday. The Firehawks haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Moapa Valley found their leader in sophomore Summer Katich, who threw for 197 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Katich a new career-high in rushing yards (20). Siena Andrew was in the mix as well, providing Moapa Valley with two touchdowns.

Eldorado's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Moapa Valley, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-2.

After both having extra time off, Eldorado and Virgin Valley will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Virgin Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.2 points per game this season. As for Moapa Valley, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Democracy Prep Agassi Campus at 4:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Moapa Valley is facing Democracy Prep Agassi Campus at the right time seeing as Democracy Prep Agassi Campus is stuck on a three-game losing streak.