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 in front of their home fans 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 losses), 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. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 55-54 victory over Eastwood.
Ryan Estrada continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 336 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per carry, and also catching 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 ended up a good deal behind Big Spring on Friday and lost 40-21.
El Dorado's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Bel Air, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for El Dorado against Bel Air in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, as the team secured a 63-21 victory. 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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