The El Dorado Aztecs will venture away from home to face off against the Eastwood Troopers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,254 yards in their previous games.
Eastwood is hoping to do what Montwood couldn't on Friday: put an end to El Dorado's winning streak, which now stands at three games. El Dorado blew past Montwood 49-28. The Aztecs pushed the score to 49-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rams cut but never quite recovered from.
Ryan Estrada had a dynamite game for El Dorado, rushing for 295 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 17.4 yards per carry. Estrada is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 104 every time he's taken the field this season. El Dorado also got a significant boost from Elijah Issa, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 93 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: El Dorado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 443 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
El Dorado wouldn't let Montwood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. El Dorado can thank David Martinez and Adrian Olivas for forcing both of them. The dominant performance gave Olivas a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Eastwood beat Odessa 56-49 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Troopers.
Eastwood got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jayden Martinez out in front who rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 48 receiving yards and a touchdown. Nathan Chavira also helped out as he racked up 107 rushing yards.
El Dorado's record is now 3-0. As for Eastwood, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. El Dorado has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 295.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Eastwood has preferred to attack from the air: they average 282.3 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
El Dorado ended up a good deal behind Eastwood in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 49-35. Thankfully for El Dorado, Evan Minjarez (who threw for 344 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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