The Belen Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Mayfield Trojans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Belen is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Belen was able to grind out a solid win over Capital, taking the game 28-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Belen's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gonzalo Cano, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns, and Damian Avila, who rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Those 78 rushing yards gave Avila a new career-high.
Belen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Capital only rushed for 120.
Belen wouldn't let Capital keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Avila, Vicente Shiflett, and Elijah Schaffino picked up one apiece. Avila also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Belen is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Mayfield faced Artesia in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Mayfield lost to Artesia at home by a 42-28 margin. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Belen's record is now 4-5. As for Mayfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Belen couldn't quite finish off Mayfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 22-20. Can Belen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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