After each having a week off, the Belen Eagles and the Highland Hornets will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Belen is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.7 points per game this season.
Belen is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since October 13, 2023 last Friday. They fell just short of Los Alamos by a score of 36-34. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Belen saw an underclassman step up: Gonzalo Cano rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 122 yards and a touchdown. Cano was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 63 yards.
Even if they lost, Belen's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Ismael Cano was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Belen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Highland was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Saturday as they fell 36-31 to Miyamura.
Belen's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Highland, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Belen couldn't quite finish off Highland in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 32-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Highland's Amiri Mumba, who rushed for 335 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Belen 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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