After flying high against Socorro last Thursday, Pebble Hills came back down to earth. The Pebble Hills Spartans fell 28-20 to the Eastlake Falcons on Friday. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Falcons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Despite the loss, Pebble Hills still got an impressive performance from Zereian Quarles, who rushed for 214 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Quarles was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 55 yards.
Even though they lost, Pebble Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Luke Lomeli was his usual excellent self, rushing for 59 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 113 yards and a touchdown for Eastlake. That's the most rushing yards Lomeli has posted since back in September. Eastlake also got a significant boost from Steven Galindo, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
With the loss, Pebble Hills broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-4. As for Eastlake, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Pebble Hills will face off against Franklin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Franklin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season. As for Eastlake, it'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons dukes it out withCoronado at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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