Canutillo put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 34-10 margin over the Burges Mustangs. With the Eagles ahead 27-3 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Rene Huerta was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 50 yards. Matthew Gasca was another key player, throwing for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Canutillo's defense and their four sacks. Zachary Zamora was especially locked on to Burges' QB and sacked him twice. Theodore Locklin was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Canutillo pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Burges, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Canutillo will square off against Del Valle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Burges, they will face off against Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Jefferson focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Friday.
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