The Canutillo Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Burges Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Canutillo's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Montwood 29-0 on the road. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 22 point advantage.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Canutillo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Matthew Gasca, who rushed for 53 yards, and also threw for 95 yards and a touchdown. Rene Huerta handled things on the ground, rushing for 94 yards.
Huerta wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Canutillo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montwood only rushed for 32.
Canutillo's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ethan Villa and Ronnie Gonzalez. Another thorn in Montwood's side was Theodore Locklin, who picked up 2.5 sacks and made three total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Burges' strategy against Fabens on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Burges blew Fabens out of the water with a 53-12 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-0.
Burges' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Luke Dexter-Quinn led the charge by rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Sanchez, who threw for 132 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Canutillo's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Burges, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Canutillo against Burges in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 28-0 win. Does Canutillo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Burges turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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