Two dominant backs in Jasode Harris and Jordan Herrera are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Belen Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Los Alamos Hilltoppers at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Belen lost to Miyamura on the road by a 35-21 margin. The Eagles were down 35-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Los Alamos had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed by the Knights at home to the tune of 55-12. Considering the Hilltoppers have won three matches by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Los Alamos' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Herrera, who rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and Kyle Evenhus, who threw for 237 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. With that strong performance, Herrera is now averaging an impressive 102.2 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Akim Leija, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Belen now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Los Alamos, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
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