Esperanza hasn't had much luck against Brea Olinda recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Esperanza Aztecs will venture away from home to face off against the Brea Olinda Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Esperanza is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.7 points per game this season.
If Esperanza beats Brea Olinda with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Esperanza blew past Westminster 35-6 on Friday. With the Aztecs ahead 21-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
It was another big night for Travis Frazier, who threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. 95 of Frazier's passing yards were hauled in by Edward Khutshivili, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Esperanza wouldn't let Westminster keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Esperanza can thank Khutshivili and Joseph Fields for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Westminster's side was Elias Rodriguez, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles.
Meanwhile, Brea Olinda put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Segerstrom by a score of 30-18.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Brea Olinda's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jake Brooks and Nick Davis, who racked up seven sacks between them.
The win made it two in a row for Esperanza and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for Brea Olinda, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Esperanza beat Brea Olinda 21-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Esperanza since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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