Football Recap: Dublin Gaels vs. Acalanes Dons
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Dublin can now relate to. They took a blow against the Acalanes Dons on Friday, falling 42-13. While losing is never fun, the Gaels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 543rd, while the Dons are ranked 200th).
Josh Elerts had an outrageously good game for Acalanes as he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. Tyler Winkles was another key player, throwing for 197 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Dublin has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. As for Acalanes, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Dublin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Acalanes, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Heritage, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Heritage is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.3 points per game this season.
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