Football Preview: Odessa Bronchos vs. Ellison Eagles
The Odessa Bronchos will take on the Ellison Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Odessa knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Ellison likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Odessa earned a 57-49 win over Monterey.
Mikey Cota went supernova for Odessa, throwing for 497 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt. Cota's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 426 passing yards dating back to last season. Santi Medrano was Cota's top target, picking up 158 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three contests, Ellison finally came back down to earth on Friday. They had to suffer through a 35-7 loss at the hands of Red Oak. That makes it the first time this season the Eagles have let down their home crowd.
The losing side was boosted by Prince Hall, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown. Travaris Turner-Smith also helped out with an impressive 101 receiving yards.
Odessa now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Ellison, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Odessa has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 156.3 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Ellison has preferred to attack from the air: they average 336.5 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
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