Lopez entered their game against Edcouch-Elsa on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lopez Lobos took a 24-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets. The matchup marked the Lobos' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Lopez lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Eddie Slovak, who rushed for 152 yards. Slovak is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 110 every time he's taken the field this season. Another pass catcher making a difference was Gabriel Rios, who picked up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lopez wouldn't let Edcouch-Elsa keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lopez can thank Carlos Cantu and Kenneth Mitchell for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Edcouch-Elsa's side was Ricardo Mondragon, who made 13 total tackles.
Elijah Trevino was a one-man wrecking crew for Edcouch-Elsa as he rushed for 159 yards while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Those 159 rushing yards gave Trevino a new career-high. A healthy portion of Trevino's aerial production (113 yards to be exact) went to Brandon Morales.
Lopez's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3. As for Edcouch-Elsa, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lopez will venture away from home to challenge Pioneer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lopez is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.9 points per game this season. As for Edcouch-Elsa, they will head out on the road to take on Mission Veterans Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Edcouch-Elsa's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Mission Veterans Memorial's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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