Eldorado has won three straight games at home, while Tahoka has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Eldorado Eagles will face off against the Tahoka Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Eldorado is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 66-6 victory over McCamey. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-6.
Eldorado's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jonnierae Adame led the charge by throwing for 114 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Jasi Galindo, who rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Eldorado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 69 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 159.4.
Eldorado wouldn't let McCamey keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Eldorado can thank Braedon Criswell and Eleazar Hernandez for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Tahoka was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Smyer 48-16.
It was another big night for Jordan Hicks, who rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 98 yards.
Tahoka didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ruben Arguello and Cayden Gutierrez.
Eldorado has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 45.3 points. As for Tahoka, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
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