Football Recap: Winston Velasquez Leads Fontana to Victory over Bloomington

By Team Reports Nov 2, 2024, 12:11pm

Football Recap: Fontana Steelers vs. Bloomington Bruins

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Bloomington was looking to beat Fontana like they did the last time the pair played, but Bloomington didn't take Winston Velasquez into account. The Fontana Steelers took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 43-0 win over the Bloomington Bruins thanks in part to Velasquez, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 68 yards.

Fontana didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Akari Augustine and Rashawn Williams. Williams also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Fontana is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise.

Fontana was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.

Fontana is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Bloomington, their defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-6.

As of now, neither Fontana nor Bloomington have any future games scheduled.

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