The Canutillo Eagles will challenge the Chapin Huskies at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Canutillo is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Jefferson at home to the tune of 51-0 on Friday. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 29.3 points per game.
Canutillo had a senior duo take command as Rene Huerta gained 127 total yards and two touchdowns and Matthew Gasca threw for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes. Canutillo also got a significant boost from Shai Alva, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Canutillo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jefferson only rushed for -8.
Canutillo wouldn't let Jefferson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Carson Fiske, Nathaniel Martinez, and Theodore Locklin picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, everything went Chapin's way against El Paso on Friday as Chapin made off with a 42-16 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-8.
Chapin can attribute much of their success to Evan Rivera, who threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and Carey Wade, who rushed for 158 yards on only 15 carries. What's more, Rivera also racked up 23 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
The victory made it two in a row for Canutillo and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Chapin, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-3.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Canutillo has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 181.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Chapin has preferred to attack from the air: they average 277.1 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
Canutillo beat Chapin 21-14 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Canutillo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chapin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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