Holtville is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Central is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Vikings will take on the Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Holtville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
On Thursday, Holtville really took it to Southwest EC for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-6 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-6.
Enrique Armas
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Enrique Armas had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 209 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. He has been hot for a while, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last 11 times he's played.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Holtville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Holtville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Asael Miranda and Andre Gonzalez. Gonzalez got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Central was not quite Imperial's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 10-7. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Spartans couldn't push the score so high this time.
Having lost for the first time this season, Central fell to 6-1. As for Holtville, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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