After each having a week off, the El Capitan Gauchos and the Waterford Wildcats will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Waterford took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on El Capitan, who comes in off a win.
El Capitan is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Beyer: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that El Capitan blew Beyer out of the water with a 34-0 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Gauchos had established a 27 point advantage.
Lorenzo Peters had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. Anthony Jones was in the mix too, providing El Capitan with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, El Capitan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
El Capitan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Diego Ultreras.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, Waterford was a bit more limited in their game last Friday. They had to suffer through a 46-12 loss at the hands of Summerville. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost three in a row.
The losing side was boosted by Alex Wolfe, who rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns.
El Capitan now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Waterford, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
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