Football Preview: El Dorado Aztecs vs. Bel Air Highlanders
El Dorado has gone 3-0 against Bel Air recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The El Dorado Aztecs will be playing at home against the Bel Air Highlanders at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (El Dorado has four straight wins, Bel Air has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While El Dorado didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Eastwood 55-54.
It was another big night for Ryan Estrada, who rushed for 336 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Estrada is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 104 every time he's taken the field this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, El Dorado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 360 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Bel Air lost to Big Spring on the road by a 40-21 margin on Friday.
El Dorado's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Bel Air, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for El Dorado against Bel Air when the teams last played back in November of 2021 as the team secured a 63-21 win. Will El Dorado repeat their success, or does Bel Air have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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