Two dominant signal callers in Luke Lomeli and Ben Wilson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Eastlake Falcons will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Coronado Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. Eastlake is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Last Friday, Eastlake was able to grind out a solid win over Pebble Hills, taking the game 28-20.
Lomeli continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 59 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 113 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Steven Galindo handled things on the ground, rushing for 94 yards.
Eastlake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Damian Saenz, Junior Trotman, and Jamir Singfield picked up one apiece. Singfield also made four total tackles, which is notable because Eastlake is 5-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise. Eastlake got some further help from Fernando Morales: he made 15 total tackles.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Coronado). They blew past Socorro, posting a 45-18 victory. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbirds, who have now won four contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Wilson, who threw for 258 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes. Cody Hunt was another key player, rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
Coronado's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Eastlake, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Eastlake beat Coronado 34-21 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Eastlake repeat their success, or does Coronado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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