Football Preview: Canyon Eagles vs. Piedra Vista Panthers
The Canyon Eagles will take on the Piedra Vista Panthers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Canyon has three straight victories, Piedra Vista has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Canyon is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Caprock: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Canyon's way against Caprock last Thursday as Canyon made off with a 27-3 win. That looming 27-3 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Eagles yet this season.
Canyon's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ryan Rivera, who rushed for 95 yards on only ten carries.
Meanwhile, Piedra Vista fought the good fight in their overtime match against Alamogordo two weeks ago but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 36-35 to the Tigers. One positive for the Panthers, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Piedra Vista might have lost, but man, Brig Keiser was a machine: he rushed for 250 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Keiser really tore up the turf during one magnificent 82-yard run.
Even though they lost, Piedra Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Piedra Vista wouldn't let Alamogordo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Piedra Vista can thank Amasi Griego and Armando Martinez for forcing both of them.
Canyon's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Piedra Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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