Eastlake waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They really took it to the Socorro Bulldogs for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-7 win on the road. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won three matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Luke Lomeli was his usual excellent self, throwing for 320 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Galindo, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Eder Hernandez and Trevante Thrasher certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Hernandez rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown, while Thrasher threw for 87 yards on 12 of 21 attempts. Hernandez's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Eastlake now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Socorro, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Franklin the next time they take the field. Socorro will head out to face Franklin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Eastlake will host them at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
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