After flying high against Socorro last Friday, Eastwood came back down to earth. The Eastwood Troopers lost 49-28 to the Eastlake Falcons on Thursday. Despite 62 more yards than the Falcons, the Troopers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Eastwood still got an impressive performance from Jayden Martinez, who picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown. Caleb Flores also helped out with an impressive 97 receiving yards.
It was another big night for Steven Galindo, who rushed for 241 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards for Eastlake. Those 241 rushing yards gave Galindo a new career-high.
Eastwood's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Eastlake, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-3.
Eastwood will be playing in front of their home fans against Franklin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Franklin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season. As for Eastlake, they are taking a road trip to face off against Socorro at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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