Football Preview: Dana Hills Dolphins vs. Barstow Aztecs
Two dominant backs in Radley Geiss and Nicholas Gaoa are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Dana Hills Dolphins will challenge the Barstow Aztecs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dana Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.3 points per game this season.
Dana Hills had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Northwood put an end to it on Friday. Dana Hills took a 22-7 bruising from Northwood. The game marked the Dolphins' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Barstow came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 34-27 victory over the Cougars. That's two games straight that the Aztecs have won by exactly seven points.
Gaoa continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 324 yards while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Barstow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 366 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 291 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Dana Hills' loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2. As for Barstow, their record now sits at 8-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Dana Hills has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 185.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Barstow struggles in that department as they've been averaging 252.1. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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