The Volcano Vista Hawks will venture away from home to face off against the Eldorado Golden Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Volcano Vista will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Volcano Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: West Mesa, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Volcano Vista was ranked fifth). Volcano Vista blew past West Mesa 35-7 on the road on Friday. The Hawks' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Volcano Vista got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ilijah Hansen out in front who threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Dunkin, who picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Volcano Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Volcano Vista's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Eli Salas, Jeramiah Sanchez, and Hudson Brown picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Eldorado came up short against Los Lunas on Thursday and fell 14-6. The loss was the Golden Eagles' first of the season.
Volcano Vista's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Eldorado, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-1.
Volcano Vista strolled past Eldorado in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 38-19. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Eldorado's Josiah Mitchell, who picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Volcano Vista to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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