After starting their season with five straight games on the road, Mt. Diablo is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Castlemont Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mt. Diablo is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Mission 43-0 on the road on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Mt. Diablo found their leader in underclassman Michael Vasquez, who threw for 156 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Mt. Diablo's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Damien Brown and Bai'Jon King.
Meanwhile, everything went Castlemont's way against Hercules last Friday as Castlemont made off with a 28-6 victory.
Mt. Diablo now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Castlemont, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Mt. Diablo came out on top in a nail-biter against Castlemont in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 36-33. Will Mt. Diablo repeat their success, or does Castlemont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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