After flying high against Horizon last Friday, El Paso came back down to earth. The El Paso Tigers took a blow against the Andress Eagles on Friday, falling 34-6. The Tigers lost against the Eagles in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 15-12 score last time.
When it comes to explaining why El Paso lost, don't look at Martin Gonzalez. Despite the final result, he rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 180 yards on 12 of 26 attempts. A healthy portion of Gonzalez's aerial production (101 yards to be exact) went to Derek Rodriguez.
Leading Andress to victory were Jamari Milton and Marcus Wilson. Milton threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, while Wilson rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Wilson is becoming a predictor of Andress' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Mikeil Taylor, who picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
El Paso has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Andress, they pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
El Paso has already played their next match, a 21-12 defeat against Burges on the 8th. As for Andress, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 31-10 loss against Canutillo on the 8th.
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