Estancia has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Artesia Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Estancia's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Santiago on the road to the tune of 38-0. That 38 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
Jeff Brown was his usual excellent self, rushing for 282 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Artesia put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mountain View 41-7 at home.
Artesia got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Charlie Lopez out in front who threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes, and also rushed for 54 yards.all of that, rushing production came thanks to one massive run Julius Padilla was another key player, gaining 175 total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Artesia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Estancia's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Artesia, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Estancia against Artesia when the teams last played back in September of 2021, as the team secured a 43-0 win. Will Estancia repeat their success, or does Artesia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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