The Enochs Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Merced Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Two weeks ago, Enochs had to suffer through a 50-20 loss at the hands of East Union.
Enochs might have lost, but man, Eric Myles was a machine: he rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown. Myles was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 50 yards. Enochs also got help from Kaedon Kopp, who showed off his sure hands for 94 receiving yards.
Enochs' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Isaiah Maxey and Caden Barnwell. Landon Johnson was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles.
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.
Merced's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Quintell Dupree, who threw for 266 yards and four touchdowns, and Jeremy Garcia, who picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
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 taken down by Merced 70-35 in their previous matchup back in September of 2014. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Enochs was down 56-21.
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