On Friday Artesia will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Estancia Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Artesia blew past Mountain View, posting a 41-7 victory at home.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Artesia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Charlie Lopez, who threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes, and also rushed for 54 yards. Lopez's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Artesia also got help from Julius Padilla, who showed off his sure hands for 107 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Artesia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Estancia). They never let Santiago onto the board and left with a 38-0 win on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Jeff Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 282 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Estancia's defense and their four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Steve Sanchez and Roy Brown, who racked up all four sacks between them. Sanchez is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Artesia's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Estancia, their record is now 3-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Artesia has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 245.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Estancia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 237.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Artesia was taken down by Estancia 43-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Artesia, Cameron Knickerbocker (who threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 72 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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