Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eldorado). They claimed a resounding 48-14 victory over the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars. The win was nothing new for the Golden Eagles as they're now sitting on four straight.
Eldorado found their leader in sophomore Isaiah Quintana, who rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns. Those 100 rushing yards gave Quintana a new career-high. Backing up that air attack was Daniel Quinones, who rushed for 81 yards.
Quintana was just one part of a punishing run game: Eldorado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Eldorado: they were averaging 82.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 144.2.
Eldorado didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Kadin Dominguez led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
When it comes to explaining why Atrisco Heritage Academy lost on Saturday, don't look at Gianluca Ramirez. Despite the final result, he picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 61 yards and a touchdown. Ramirez showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 56 yards. Deon Session was another key pass catcher, picking up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Eldorado has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-8.
Eldorado will welcome Hobbs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eldorado will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. Atrisco Heritage Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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