Football Preview: Cerritos Dons vs. Artesia Pioneers
The Cerritos Dons will face off against the Artesia Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cerritos comes in on four and Artesia on three.
Cerritos' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Glenn 35-0. The Dons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 25 points or more this season.
Dikshanta Adhikari was his usual excellent self, rushing for 27 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Artesia was able to grind out a solid win over Pioneer on Thursday, taking the game 35-27.
Charlie Lopez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 128 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Julius Padilla was another key player, rushing for 132 yards on only 15 carries.
Artesia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 365 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Cerritos' victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Artesia, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Thursday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Cerritos has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 162.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Artesia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 227.5. It's looking like Thursday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Cerritos took their victory against Artesia in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 27-7. Will Cerritos repeat their success, or does Artesia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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