Eldorado was the 33-12 winner over Western when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Eldorado Firehawks were just a hair shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 19-18 to the Western Warriors. The Firehawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Eldorado lost, don't look at Aerith Sanchez. Despite the final result, she rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Sanchez's longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain her lofty yards per carry total.
Sanchez was just one part of a punishing run game: Eldorado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western only rushed for 82 rushing yards.
A big part of Western's win came down to the chemistry between Calie Greene and her top target Milani Bonds. Greene threw for 245 yards and one touchdown while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt while Bonds gained 150 total yards. Those 245 passing yards gave Greene a new career-high. 80 of Greene's passing yards were hauled in by Aiden Curtis.
Eldorado's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Western, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-9 record this season.
Eldorado wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 47-12 defeat against Boulder City on the 24th. As for Western, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 49-6 loss against Virgin Valley on the 24th.
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