El Capitan is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Silverado is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The El Capitan Vaqueros will host the Silverado Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. El Capitan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.5 points per game this season.
El Capitan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Westview 17-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vaqueros have posted since October 26, 2023.
The critical scores for El Capitan came from Garrett Luckinbill and Brody Copp.
El Capitan's defense made their presence known, laying out Mason Walsh. five times. Evan Ortega was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Meanwhile, Silverado didn't have too much trouble with St. Anthony on Saturday as they won 30-14.
Jace Weiss was his usual excellent self, throwing for 239 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 55 yards. He has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Jarmarri Tharpe was Weiss' top target, picking up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Silverado wouldn't let St. Anthony keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Silverado can thank Jayden Jones and Tharpe for forcing both of them. Another thorn in St. Anthony's side was Yahushua Foster, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
El Capitan's record is now 10-3. As for Silverado, their record is now 9-5.
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