Football Preview: El Rancho Dons vs. Fontana Steelers
The El Rancho Dons will take on the Fontana Steelers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
El Rancho took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Montebello as El Rancho made off with a 30-7 victory. 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 had a senior duo take command as Ryan Dominguez rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries and Anthony Orihuela rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
El Rancho was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fontana). They claimed a resounding 48-0 win over Ontario at home. The Steelers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Fontana got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ruben Camacho out in front who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown, and also threw 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.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fontana's defense and their five sacks. Mario Ayala was especially locked on to Ontario's QB and sacked him twice.
El Rancho's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Fontana, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the trenches. El Rancho has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 195.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Fontana struggles in that department as they've been averaging 213.8. It's looking like Thursday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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