The Lopez Lobos will be playing at home against the Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lopez will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Lopez will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 21) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-21 victory over Pace. The 24-point effort marked the Lobos' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Eddie Slovak and Adrian Sauceda. Slovak had a great game and rushed for 233 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Sauceda was balling out in the loss, rushing for 299 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry.
Lopez was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Lopez wouldn't let Pace keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Andres Gonzalez, Andres Garza, and Adal Garza picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Edcouch-Elsa entered their tilt with Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took their game with ease, bagging a 34-7 win over the Javelinas. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 27 points or more this season.
Edcouch-Elsa got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aydan Garcia out in front who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Garcia a new career-high in rushing yards. Elijah Trevino was another key player, rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Edcouch-Elsa's record is now 7-2. As for Lopez, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Lopez was able to grind out a solid win over Edcouch-Elsa in their previous matchup back in November of 2017, winning 23-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Edcouch-Elsa's Jorge Gomez, who rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Lopez to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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