The Elite Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Esparto Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Elite at home against Delta as the squad secured a 54-8 victory. Considering the Eagles have won three matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Elite can attribute much of their success to Malachi Alex, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown, and Jermeer Hicks, who picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown. Alex was even better on defense, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles.
Elite'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 Chamari Urrutia and Anthony Cathey.
Meanwhile, Esparto won against Foresthill last Friday with 36 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Esparto breezed by Valley Christian on the road to the tune of 36-0. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly 36 points.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Gustavo Alfaro and he. Alfaro rushed for 120 yards on only 15 carries while he rushed for 120 yards on only 15 carries. Jonathan Melendez's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Esparto was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 367 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 263 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Elite now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Esparto, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
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