With a playoff game on the line, El Capitan rose to the challenge on Friday. They skirted past the Westview Wolverines 17-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vaqueros have posted since October 26, 2023.
The critical scores for El Capitan came from Garrett Luckinbill and Brody Copp.
El Capitan's defense made their presence known, laying out Mason Walsh. five times. Westview's QB won't forget Evan Ortega anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Ortega also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
The win (which was El Capitan's ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to rushing yards: they averaged an imposing 186.8 rushing yards in those games compared to only 186.8 in the others. As for Westview, they moved to 6-8 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
El Capitan will look to defend their home field on Friday against Silverado at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (El Capitan has won four straight at home, while Silverado won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Westview does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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