Football Preview: El Dorado Golden Hawks vs. Valencia Tigers
The El Dorado Golden Hawks will square off against the Valencia Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-10, which was the final score in El Dorado's tilt against Tustin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Tillers are ranked 54th).
Meanwhile, Valencia lost to Esperanza on the road by a 45-28 margin on Friday. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Valencia's loss came about despite a quality game from Adrian Hurtado, who threw for 143 yards and two touchdowns.
El Dorado now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Valencia, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Everything came up roses for El Dorado against Valencia in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 56-27 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Valencia's Dylan Draft, who threw for 144 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for El Dorado to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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