If Uvalde wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Pleasanton, they should've done a better job of containing Erik Coronado. The Pleasanton Eagles walked away with a 20-7 win over the Uvalde Coyotes/Lobos (for girls) on Friday thanks in part to Coronado, who rushed for 191 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 107 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Keeton Diaz was another key player, picking up a sack, forcing two fumbles, and making 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception. Pleasanton is 2-1 when Diaz posts one or more interceptions, but 2-4 otherwise.
Pleasanton wouldn't let Uvalde keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Diaz led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Chris Ortiz is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played.
Pleasanton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 212 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Pleasanton's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-5. As for Uvalde, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Pleasanton will challenge Canyon Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canyon Lake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.1 points per game this season. As for Uvalde, they will square off against John F. Kennedy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Uvalde is facing John F. Kennedy at the right time seeing as John F. Kennedy is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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