Sandia has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to face off against the Eldorado Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sandia will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Sandia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped two weeks ago as they easily beat Atrisco Heritage Academy 52-14 at home. Considering the Matadors have won three contests by more than 29 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Lucas Hoswell and Jahleel Lewis were among the main playmakers for Sandia as the former rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries and the latter threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. Those 158 rushing yards gave Hoswell a new career-high. Gad Harris also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sandia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 79.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 174.3.
Sandia didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aiden Maldonado and Izzy Lopez. Sandia got some further help from Edgerin Garcia: he picked up two sacks, forced two fumbles, and made 11 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Eldorado faced La Cueva in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Eldorado was beaten by La Cueva 56-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost four in a row.
The win got Sandia back to even at 3-3. As for Eldorado, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 3-3.
Sandia strolled past Eldorado in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 33-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sandia since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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