Eastwood has gone 7-1 against Coronado recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eastwood Troopers will look to defend their home field against the Coronado Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. Eastwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.6 points per game this season.
Eastwood is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 43-14 loss at the hands of Pebble Hills. While losing is never fun, the Troopers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 527th, while the Spartans are ranked 258th).
Although Eastwood took the loss, they still got scores from Jude Walker and Caleb Flores.
Even if they lost, Eastwood's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Konrad Joseph-Garcia was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Eastwood is 3-1 when Joseph-Garcia posts two or more sacks, but 0-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Coronado, who bounced back after a loss on the road on October 4th. They blew past Montwood 29-7 on Thursday. Considering the Thunderbirds have won three games by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ben Wilson and Cody Hunt were among the main playmakers for Coronado as the former rushed for 115 yards on only 15 carries and the latter rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Coronado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Eastwood's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Coronado, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Eastwood has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 189.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Coronado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 198.3. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Eastwood didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Coronado in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 38-33 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Coronado's Thomas Huerta-Murray, who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Eastwood to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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