Football Preview: Diamond Bar Brahmas vs. El Toro Chargers
The Diamond Bar Brahmas will venture away from home to face off against the El Toro Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Diamond Bar will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Diamond Bar lost 41-18 to Brea Olinda on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Brahmas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 497th, while the Wildcats are ranked 216th).
Despite the loss, Diamond Bar got top-tier performance from Quinton Mendoza, who threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Collin Pearce was Mendoza's top target, picking up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Diamond Bar's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Pearce and Isaac Insuasti. Pearce was no stranger to the big play, connecting with a big catch that went for 60 yards.
Meanwhile, El Toro can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. Everything went their way against Western as El Toro made off with a 70-47 victory.
Diamond Bar's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for El Toro, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Diamond Bar and El Toro were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Diamond Bar suffered an agonizing 17-16 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of El Toro's Jack Mckelvy, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 147 yards while completing 76.5% of his passes. Now that Diamond Bar knows 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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