Two dominant signal callers in Kaison Benton and Rodrigo Martinez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Randall Raiders will welcome the Ysleta Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Randall was fully in charge, breezing past Canyon 43-9. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Eagles are ranked 541st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ysleta, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Bowie 50-14.
Ysleta found their leader in sophomore Martinez, who threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Martin Castro helped Martinez out on the ground, rushing for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Ysleta's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Jacob Pichardo was especially locked on to Bowie's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Bowie's side was Jaden McKinney, who picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles.
Ysleta's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.2 points. As for Randall, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1.
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