The Enochs Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Merced Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 50-20, which was the final score in Enochs' tilt against East Union two weeks ago.
Despite the defeat, Enochs got top-tier performance from Eric Myles, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 50 yards. Kaedon Kopp also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 94 receiving yards.
Enochs wouldn't let East Union keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Enochs can thank Kopp and Myles for forcing both of them. Another thorn in East Union's side was Caden Barnwell, who made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
Meanwhile, Merced came up short against Madera on Friday and fell 48-35. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on September 6th (34), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Enochs' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Merced, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Enochs was dealt a bruising 70-35 defeat at the hands of Merced when the teams last played back in September of 2014. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Enochs was down 56-21.
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