Football Game Preview: Eastwood Troopers vs. Coronado Thunderbirds

Eastwood is 7-1 against Coronado since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Troopers will square off against the Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. Eastwood will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

Eastwood took a 29-point loss the last time they faced off against Pebble Hills, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Troopers skirted past the Spartans 17-14.

A big part of Eastwood's victory came down to the chemistry between Kingston Jeffries and his top target Jordan Nava. Jeffries threw for 142 yards and one touchdown while Nava picked up 107 receiving yards and one TD.

Andrew Jackson

Total Tackles

09/25/25 @ Socorro	1
08/29/25 @ St. John Bosco	2
09/05/25 @ Chapin	2
09/19/25 @ El Dorado	2
09/12/25 vs Odessa	4

One reason for the win was Eastwood's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. It was truly a group effort as Joaquin Tagle, Jaziel Diaz, Andrew Jackson, and Adian Bastidas picked up two apiece. Jackson also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with eight. Eastwood got some further help from Joshua Mora: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last matchup, Coronado made sure to put some points up on the board against Montwood on Friday. The Thunderbirds walked away with a 48-35 win over the Rams. Considering the Thunderbirds' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

Coronado's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-5. As for Eastwood, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.

Eastwood skirted past Coronado 31-28 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Troopers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.