Football Recap: Evergreen Valley Cougars vs. Del Mar Dons
Evergreen Valley entered their game against Del Mar on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Evergreen Valley Cougars took a 21-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Del Mar Dons. The Cougars have struggled against the Dons recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Jake Schwoob went supernova for Del Mar, rushing for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Schwoob a new career-high in rushing yards.
Evergreen Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Del Mar, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Evergreen Valley will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on San Jose at 7:15 p.m. on October 3rd. Evergreen Valley's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so San Jose's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Del Mar, they will challenge Gilroy at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Del Mar is facing Gilroy at the right time seeing as Gilroy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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