The Odessa Bronchos will face off against the Ellison Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Odessa's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Last Thursday, Odessa was able to grind out a solid win over Monterey, taking the game 57-49.
Mikey Cota was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 497 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt. His passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 426 passing yards dating back to last season. Santi Medrano was Cota's top target, picking up 158 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three games, Ellison finally came back down to earth on Friday. They were outmatched by Red Oak at home and fell 35-7. That makes it the first time this season the Eagles have let down their home crowd.
The losing side was boosted by Prince Hall, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown. Travaris Turner-Smith also helped out with an impressive 101 receiving yards.
Odessa now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Ellison, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Odessa has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 156.3 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Ellison has preferred to attack from the air: they average 336.5 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
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