The Esparto Spartans will challenge the Elite Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
If Esparto beats Elite with 36 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Esparto took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 36-0 victory over Valley Christian. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly 36 points.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Gustavo Alfaro and he. Alfaro rushed for 120 yards on only 15 carries while he rushed for 120 yards on only 15 carries. Jonathan Melendez got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 57 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Esparto was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 367 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 263 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Esparto's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Alex Melendrez.
Meanwhile, Elite humbled Delta with a 54-8 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Elite's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Malachi Alex, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown, and Jermeer Hicks, who picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown. Alex was even better on defense, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles.
Esparto's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Elite, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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