El Capitan has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Immanuel Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, El Capitan took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 38-6 win over Waterford.
Sergio Mendoza had a dynamite game for El Capitan, throwing for 265 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt. Lorenzo Peters helped Mendoza out on the ground, rushing for 95 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also picking up 35 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Immanuel put their dominant defense on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Friday. They breezed by Avenal at home to the tune of 41-0.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Balton King and he. King rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Jackson Leibee a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Immanuel's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Kody Degroot with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Immanuel got some further help from Tyler Romo: he made 16 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Immanuel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
El Capitan's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Immanuel, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
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