Sheridan is 1-8 against El Dorado since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Sheridan Yellowjackets will head out to take on the El Dorado Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Sheridan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35 points per game this season.
Sheridan took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Sylvan Hills as Sheridan made off with a 65-41 victory. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won three matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Zay Stephens, who rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 94 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards. Dax McMellon also helped out by tossing the rock for 464 yards.
Sheridan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 76.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 216.4.
Sheridan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Lawson Wallingsford. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, El Dorado earned a 21-14 win over Jonesboro on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
El Dorado is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.8 points per game. As for Sheridan, they moved to 3-6 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Sheridan couldn't quite finish off El Dorado in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 32-29. Can Sheridan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
