The El Dorado Golden Hawks will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Crean Lutheran Saints at 7:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, El Dorado lost to La Habra on the road by a 25-7 margin. While losing is never fun, the Golden Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Highlanders are ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, Crean Lutheran strolled past Foothill with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 38-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
Taurian Nash was his usual excellent self, rushing for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Those 170 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Crean Lutheran also got help from Drew Deese, who showed off his sure hands for 120 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crean Lutheran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Foothill only rushed for 130.
Crean Lutheran didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Ben Byszewski. Anthony Jones was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making ten total tackles, and defending two passes.
El Dorado dropped their record down to 2-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Crean Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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