Two dominant backs in Cam'Ron Johnson and Ryan Estrada are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Americas Trail Blazers will be playing at home against the El Dorado Aztecs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Americas focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
Last Friday, Americas was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 28-24 to Parkland.
Americas might have lost, but man, Johnson was a machine: he rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, El Dorado put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 56-13 victory over Bel Air. The result was nothing new for the Aztecs, who have now won seven matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
El Dorado can attribute much of their success to Estrada, who rushed for 203 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Elijah Issa, who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Those 145 rushing yards gave Issa a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Carrasco, who picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown.
El Dorado's defense stepped up as well, laying out Emmanuel Hernandez. three times. Leading the way was David Martinez with two sacks. El Dorado got some further help from Isaac Gutierrez: he made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
El Dorado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Americas' loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for El Dorado, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Americas has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 235.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like El Dorado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 346.1. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Americas was taken down by El Dorado 42-6 in their previous matchup on October 4th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Estrada, who rushed for 307 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Now that Americas knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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