Eldorado hasn't had much luck against Sunrise Mountain recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Firehawks will look to defend their home field against the Miners at 7:00 p.m.
Eldorado's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Silverado on Friday. They were beaten by the Skyhawks 37-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Firehawks were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Sunrise Mountain, as they earned their first away victory of the season. They took down Cheyenne 34-18 on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Miners in their matchups with the Desert Shields: they've now won three in a row.
The critical scores for Sunrise Mountain came from Cam'Ron Ford, Jamal Thrower, and Kaylin Mills.
Sunrise Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 381 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sunrise Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Eric Warrior and Wanigi Bermudez.
Sunrise Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Eldorado, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Eldorado and Sunrise Mountain were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but Eldorado suffered an agonizing 36-35 defeat. Thankfully for the Firehawks, Auhsoj Cunningham (who rushed for 269 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.8 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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