Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only The Eunice Cardinals walked away with it. They took their game at home on Saturday with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over Escalante. The win was familiar territory for Eunice who now have five in a row.
It was another big night for Elijah Melancon, who threw for 270 yards and six touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Melancon was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 52 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Mata, who picked up 131 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Eunice's victory was their third straight at home , which pushed their record up to 9-2. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 9-2 Texico and 7-4 Jal (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 60.6% over those games). As for Escalante, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Eunice will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Tularosa at 3:00 p.m. Tularosa is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune. Escalante does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
