On Friday Artesia will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Estancia Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Artesia took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 41-7 victory over Mountain View.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Artesia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Charlie Lopez, who threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes, and also rushed for 54 yards.incredibly, Lopez got all that yardage with just one huge run Artesia also got help from Julius Padilla, who showed off his sure hands for 107 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Artesia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Estancia). Their defense stepped up to hand Santiago a 38-0 shutout on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Eagles with their most commanding win of the season.
Jeff Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 282 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Another reason for the win was Estancia's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Steve Sanchez and Roy Brown, who racked up all four sacks between them. Sanchez is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Artesia pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Estancia, their record now sits at 3-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Artesia has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 252.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Estancia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 237.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Artesia was dealt a bruising 43-0 loss at the hands of Estancia in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Artesia, Cameron Knickerbocker (who threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 72 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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