El Dorado hasn't had much luck against Bradshaw Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The El Dorado Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Bradshaw Christian The Pride at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
El Dorado is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Argonaut with a sharp 27-7 victory on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
El Dorado can attribute much of their success to Jason Wilson, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns, and Tyler Villa, who gained 156 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Wilson a new career-high in rushing yards.
El Dorado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
El Dorado's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Grant Raffetto and Jack Tilman.
Meanwhile, Bradshaw Christian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Galt, posting a 62-0 win at home. The contest marked the The Pride's most dominant victory of the season so far.
Bradshaw Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nathan Zeppieri, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Ethan Rickert, who threw for 175 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
The victory got El Dorado back to even at 2-2. As for Bradshaw Christian, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
El Dorado was dealt a bruising 53-7 loss at the hands of Bradshaw Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bradshaw Christian's Mateo Mojica, who rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Now that El Dorado knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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