Two dominant signal callers in Ben Wilson and Luke Lomeli are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Coronado Thunderbirds will take on the Eastlake Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Coronado focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Coronado will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a three-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Socorro on Friday. Coronado took their contest with ease, bagging a 45-18 victory over Socorro. The Thunderbirds' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Wilson, who threw for 258 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Cody Hunt, who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
Coronado didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Norman Montion, Thibaut Spilliaert, and Lucas Gonzalez picked up one apiece. Spilliaert has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Eastlake came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 28-20.
Lomeli continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 59 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 113 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Steven Galindo handled things on the ground, rushing for 94 yards.
Eastlake's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Coronado, their record is now 5-3.
Coronado came up short against Eastlake in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 34-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lomeli, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Coronado knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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