Football Recap: Barstow Piles Up the Points Against Burroughs

By Team Reports Sep 27, 2024, 9:23pm

Football Recap: Barstow Aztecs vs. Burroughs Burros

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Barstow put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 34-7 win over the Burroughs Burros. Given the Aztecs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Burros are ranked 734th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Barstow was led to victory by Dwayne Williams and Nicholas Gaoa. Williams threw for 350 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, while Gaoa gained 192 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Gaoa a new career-high in rushing yards. Johntae Drisdom was Williams' top target, picking up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Barstow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Barstow's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Burroughs, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Barstow will head out to face off against Summit at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Barstow: 10, Summit: 11.2) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Burroughs, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Serrano at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.

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