Football Preview: Eldorado Golden Eagles vs. Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars
The Eldorado Golden Eagles are on the road again on Saturday to play the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars at 11:00 a.m. Eldorado will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Eldorado is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: West Mesa, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Eldorado was ranked tenth). Eldorado was the clear victor by a 28-6 margin over West Mesa on Thursday. That looming 28-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Golden Eagles yet this season.
Eldorado wouldn't let West Mesa keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Eldorado can thank Jaxon Fischer and Dawson Buehler for forcing both of them. Buehler also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Meanwhile, a win for Atrisco Heritage Academy just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 43-21 to Los Lunas. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eldorado has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Eldorado came up short against Atrisco Heritage Academy when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 70-64. Can Eldorado avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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