Football Preview: Fontana Steelers vs. El Rancho Dons
The Fontana Steelers will head out to challenge the El Rancho Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fontana's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Ontario 48-0 at home. That looming 48-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Steelers yet this season.
Fontana's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ruben Camacho led the charge by rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 91 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. Another back making a difference was Christian Perez, who rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fontana was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ontario only rushed for 76.
Fontana's defense made their presence known, laying out Emilio Magana. five times. In that department, Mario Ayala was the leader with two sacks.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for El Rancho, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They blew past Montebello 30-7 on Thursday. The Dons pushed the score to 30-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Oilers cut but never quite recovered from.
El Rancho can attribute much of their success to Ryan Dominguez, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Anthony Orihuela, who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Fontana's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for El Rancho, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.
Thursday's game might be decided in the trenches. Fontana has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 213.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like El Rancho struggles in that department as they've been averaging 195.5. It's looking like Thursday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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