Eldorado won the last time they faced Pinecrest Academy Cadence and Tristan Savea did his part to make sure it happened again. The Eldorado Firehawks claimed a resounding 27-0 victory over the Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars thanks in part to Savea, who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. Those 135 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Savea was just one part of a punishing run game: Eldorado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Eldorado: they were averaging 76.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matches they've averaged 241.
Eldorado wouldn't let Pinecrest Academy Cadence keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Saolotoga Faiivae, Liekina Pine, and Samere Ellis picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Pine is now averaging an impressive 5.1 total tackles per game.
The win (which was Eldorado's third in a row) raised their record to 3-6. As for Pinecrest Academy Cadence, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Eldorado will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pinecrest Academy Cadence: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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