Football Preview: El Dorado Cougars vs. Bradshaw Christian The Pride
El Dorado is 0-5 against Bradshaw Christian since October of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The El Dorado Cougars will host the Bradshaw Christian The Pride at 7:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
El Dorado is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Argonaut with a sharp 27-7 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
El Dorado can attribute much of their success to Jason Wilson, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns, and Tyler Villa, who gained 156 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Wilson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Bradshaw Christian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Galt, posting a 62-0 victory at home. That 62 point margin sets a new team best for the The Pride this season.
Bradshaw Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Nathan Zeppieri out in front who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. Ethan Rickert was another key player, throwing for 175 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
The victory got El Dorado back to even at 2-2. As for Bradshaw Christian, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
El Dorado was taken down by Bradshaw Christian 53-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bradshaw Christian's Mateo Mojica, who rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Now that El Dorado knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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