Van Horn is on a three-game streak of home losses, Eldorado a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Van Horn Eagles will host the Eldorado Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
Van Horn's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against McCamey on Friday. They were outmatched by the Badgers on the road and fell 68-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eldorado). Everything went their way against Sterling City on Friday as Eldorado made off with a 41-20 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Eldorado has posted since October 20, 2023.
Jasi Galindo was his usual excellent self, rushing for 118 yards and three touchdowns. Eleazar Hernandez was another key receiver, gaining 153 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eldorado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 49.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 152.3.
Eldorado didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Brason Brock led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. The dominant performance also gave Jonnierae Adame a new career-high in rushing yards.
Van Horn's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Eldorado, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Van Horn was able to grind out a solid win over Eldorado in their previous meeting back in October of 2015, winning 32-21. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Eldorado's Justin Ochoa, who rushed for 251 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Van Horn to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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