El Dorado hasn't had much luck against Bradshaw Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The El Dorado Cougars will be playing at home against the Bradshaw Christian The Pride at 7:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
El Dorado is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Argonaut with a sharp 27-7 victory on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
El Dorado's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Tyler Villa, who gained 156 total yards, and Jason Wilson, who threw for 168 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Wilson a new career-high in rushing yards.
El Dorado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
El Dorado's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Grant Raffetto and Jack Tilman.
Meanwhile, Bradshaw Christian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Galt 62-0 at home. The match marked the The Pride's most dominant win of the season so far.
Bradshaw Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Nathan Zeppieri out in front who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. Ethan Rickert was another key player, throwing for 175 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
The win got El Dorado back to even at 2-2. As for Bradshaw Christian, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
El Dorado was dealt a bruising 53-7 loss at the hands of Bradshaw Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bradshaw Christian's Mateo Mojica, who rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Now that El Dorado knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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