After each having a week off, the Iraan Braves and the Eldorado Eagles will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Iraan's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Iraan's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave two weeks ago, when they got past Reagan County's usually-dominant defense. Iraan snuck past Reagan County with a 34-28 victory.
Prather Schneemann and Tristan Griffin were among the main playmakers for Iraan as the former threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 18.2 yards per attempt and the latter gained 134 total yards and two touchdowns. Chris Quintero was Schneemann's top target, picking up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Eldorado, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They strolled past Harper with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 30-13. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Jasi Galindo was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 79 yards.
Iraan's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Eldorado, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3.
Iraan was able to grind out a solid win over Eldorado in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 27-20. Does Iraan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eldorado turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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