The Ellison Eagles will face off against the Odessa Bronchos at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Ellison is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 46 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Red Oak on Friday. They were beaten by the Hawks 35-7. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
The losing side was boosted by Prince Hall, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown. Ellison also got help from Travaris Turner-Smith, who showed off his sure hands for 101 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Odessa beat Monterey 57-49 on Thursday.
Mikey Cota went supernova for Odessa, throwing for 497 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt. Cota's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 426 passing yards dating back to last season. Santi Medrano was Cota's top target, picking up 158 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Ellison and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Odessa, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Ellison has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 336.5 passing yards per game. Odessa, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 156.3 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
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