Two dominant backs in Carter Perez and Ryan Estrada are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Parkland Matadors will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the El Dorado Aztecs at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
As a matter of fact, Parkland put up the most points they have all season on Thursday. They took down Bel Air 49-33. The victory continues a trend for the Matadors in their matchups with the Highlanders: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, El Dorado got the win against Americas on Thursday by a conclusive 68-47. The Aztecs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Estrada and Camron Johnson. Estrada had a great game and rushed for 321 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Johnson was balling out in the loss, rushing for 260 yards and four scores while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 81 receiving yards and one TD.
El Dorado's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Parkland, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
Parkland took a serious blow against El Dorado in their previous meeting back in October, falling 78-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Estrada, who rushed for 356 yards and six touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that the Matadors know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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