The Eldorado Golden Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Volcano Vista Hawks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Eldorado is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Los Lunas, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Eldorado was ranked 23rd). Eldorado took a 14-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Los Lunas on Thursday. The loss was the Golden Eagles' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Volcano Vista had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-7 victory over the Mustangs on the road. That 28 point margin sets a new team best for the Hawks this season.
Volcano Vista's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ilijah Hansen, who threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt. Devin Dunkin was another key pass catcher, picking up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Volcano Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Volcano Vista's defense made their presence known, laying out Dominic Lucero. three times. Mikey Longo was especially locked on to West Mesa's QB and sacked him twice.
Having lost for the first time this season, Eldorado fell to 2-1. As for Volcano Vista, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Eldorado ended up a good deal behind Volcano Vista in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 38-19. Thankfully for Eldorado, Alijah (A-Train) Gonzales (who rushed for 230 yards and four touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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