Eldorado and Wink are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Eldorado Eagles will head out to square off against the Wink Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Eldorado is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Van Horn a 55-0 shutout on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded Eldorado with their most commanding win of the season.
Jasi Galindo was his usual excellent self, rushing for 171 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Those 171 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Garrett Walling was in the mix as well, providing Eldorado with a touchdown.
Eldorado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 69 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 184.3.
Meanwhile, Wink came tearing into Friday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Eagles, posting a 41-0 victory. Considering the Wildcats have won five games by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hudson Morgan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 211 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Layne Lusby, who rushed for 35 yards.
Wink didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Britton Abalos, Timothy Montoya, Jake Shuler, and Dylan Soltero picked up one apiece.
The win got Eldorado back to even at 4-4. As for Wink, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Eldorado was taken down by Wink 49-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Eldorado avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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