El Paso hasn't had much luck against Andress recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The El Paso Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Andress Eagles at 7:00 p.m. El Paso will be strutting in after a win while Andress will be coming in after a loss.
El Paso is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Horizon with a sharp 39-14 victory on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Tigers have posted since October 12, 2023.
Martin Gonzalez was his usual excellent self, throwing for 335 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 63 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of El Paso's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Derek Rodriguez was Gonzalez's top target, picking up 184 receiving yards and a touchdown.
El Paso was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Horizon only rushed for 72.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Andress' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were dealt a 52-20 defeat at the hands of Del Valle. The Eagles have struggled against the Conquistadores recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Andress' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mikeil Taylor, who picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Carmelo Jones, who rushed for 96 yards.
El Paso's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Andress, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Gonzalez and Jamari Milton. Gonzalez has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 167.2 passing yards and has 9 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Milton has averaged 233.8 passing yards and has 23 passing touchdowns on the season.
El Paso couldn't quite finish off Andress in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 15-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Andress' Erick Blucher, who picked up 163 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that El Paso knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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