Football Preview: Mt. Diablo Red Devils vs. Berean Christian Eagles
The Mt. Diablo Red Devils will play host again on Friday to welcome the Berean Christian Eagles, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mt. Diablo is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 63-13 victory over Concord at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Berean Christian blew past Ygnacio Valley, posting a 52-6 victory at home.
Joshua Werner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 313 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 38 yards. Dane Lowden was Werner's top target, picking up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Berean Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dean Vawter and Malachi Nunsuch. Vawter also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Mt. Diablo's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Berean Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Mt. Diablo strolled past Berean Christian when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 55-40. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Werner, who threw for 485 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mt. Diablo still be able to contain Werner? There's only one way to find out.
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