Montwood and El Dorado are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Montwood Rams will venture away from home to take on the El Dorado Aztecs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Montwood is leaving town to face El Dorado after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Montwood had to suffer through a 29-0 loss at the hands of Canutillo. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 527th, while the Eagles are ranked 222nd).
Meanwhile, El Dorado humbled Austin with a 62-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Aztecs.
Ryan Estrada went supernova for El Dorado, rushing for 201 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also picking up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown. Josiah Andujo was in the mix as well, providing El Dorado with a touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, El Dorado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
El Dorado wouldn't let Austin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. El Dorado can thank David Martinez and Andujo for forcing all of them. Andujo also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making three total tackles which he returned for a touchdown.
Montwood took their victory against El Dorado when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 41-21. Will Montwood repeat their success, or does El Dorado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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