Football Recap: Vallejo Redhawks vs. Salesian College Preparatory Pride
If Vallejo was riding high fresh off their 20-0 takedown of Bethel last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vallejo Redhawks were outmatched by the Salesian College Preparatory Pride on the road and fell 63-28. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 568th, while the Pride are ranked 217th).
When it comes to explaining why Vallejo lost on Saturday, don't look at Sedrick Vaughn. Despite the final result, he picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Vaughn got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards.
A big part of Salesian College Preparatory's win came down to the chemistry between Marcus Burke and his top target Joseph Tarin. Burke threw for 289 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt while Tarin gained 110 total yards and five touchdowns. Burke is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. 129 of those passing yards were hauled in by Carlton Perrilliat.
Vallejo's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Salesian College Preparatory, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Vallejo will challenge Pinole Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinole Valley's defense has only allowed 11.7 points per game this season, so Vallejo's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Salesian College Preparatory, they will stay at home for another week and welcome El Cerrito at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Salesian College Preparatory will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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