The third road matchup was the charm for El Toro, as they earned their first road win of the season. They claimed a resounding 63-35 win over the Canyon Comanches on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-28.
Jack Mckelvy had a dynamite game for El Toro, throwing for 267 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Luke Doyle did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 173 receiving yards.
El Toro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Cuatro Schindele led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Matthew Arroyo also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because El Toro is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Devon Costic was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles and defending five passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, El Toro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 400 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Canyon still got an impressive performance from Alexander Lundsberg, who threw for 491 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown. Lundsberg is crushing it when it comes to passing yards: he's passed for at least 324 every time he's taken the field this season. Kellen Rommelfanger also helped out as he racked up 126 receiving yards.
El Toro's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3. As for Canyon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
El Toro will challenge Sonora at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. El Toro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.3 points per game this season. As for Canyon, they will face off against Irvine at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Irvine is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so Canyon will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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