After flying high against Mountain View last Friday, Artesia came back down to earth. The Artesia Pioneers fell 30-21 to the Estancia Eagles on Friday. The match was a 21-21 toss-up at halftime, but the Pioneers couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Artesia still got an impressive performance from Charlie Lopez, who rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns. Backing up that air attack was Julius Padilla, who rushed for 104 yards.
Estancia was led to victory by Jeff Brown and Brandon Bettinghausen. Brown rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, while Bettinghausen picked up 106 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Brown showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 60 yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Artesia fell to 5-1. As for Estancia, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Artesia will be playing in front of their home fans against Channel Islands at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Artesia is facing Channel Islands at the right time seeing as Channel Islands is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Estancia, they will head out on the road to square off against Rancho Alamitos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rancho Alamitos' defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so Estancia's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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