It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles faces off against the Santa Ana Valley Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Estancia's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Santa Ana Valley has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Estancia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 40-0 win over Ocean View. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Sean Sweeney had a dynamite game for Estancia, rushing for 68 yards and two touchdowns. Brandon Bettinghausen made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Estancia didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Pablo Fuentes and Bettinghausen. Roy Brown was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making 14 total tackles.
Estancia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Santa Ana Valley's offense. They were outmatched by Los Amigos at home and fell 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 963rd, while the Lobos are ranked 435th).
Estancia has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Santa Ana Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
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