Capital was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Belen Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Jaguars of the 47-30 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2021.
Although Capital took the loss, they still got scores from Jay Madrid, Matthew Trujillo, and Deaven Montano.
Belen was led to victory by Gonzalo Cano and Damian Avila. Cano rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns, while Avila rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Avila a new career-high in rushing yards.
Capital's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Belen, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Capital does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Belen, they will take on Mayfield at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Belen is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season.
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