Football Preview: El Dorado Cougars vs. Bradshaw Christian The Pride
El Dorado hasn't had much luck against Bradshaw Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The El Dorado Cougars will be playing at home against the Bradshaw Christian The Pride at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
El Dorado is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Argonaut on Friday as El Dorado made off with a 27-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
El Dorado relied on the efforts of Tyler Villa, who gained 156 total yards, and Jason Wilson, who threw for 168 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Wilson a new career-high in rushing yards.
El Dorado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
El Dorado's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Grant Raffetto and Jack Tilman.
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's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nathan Zeppieri, 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 win got El Dorado back to even at 2-2. As for Bradshaw Christian, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
El Dorado was dealt a bruising 53-7 loss at the hands of Bradshaw Christian when the teams last played 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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