Rancho Bernardo has gone 10-0 against Mt. Carmel recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Rancho Bernardo Broncos will be playing at home against the Mt. Carmel Sundevils at 7:15 p.m. Rancho Bernardo will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Rancho Bernardo's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when San Marcos offense got past them. Rancho Bernardo was outmatched by San Marcos on the road and fell 44-14. The Broncos' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Although Rancho Bernardo took the loss, they still got scores from Brady Strachan and Jayden Bess.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Carmel). They strolled past Fallbrook with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 50-31. Given the Sundevils' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Warriors are ranked 648th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kelle Leuck had a dynamite game for Mt. Carmel, throwing for 365 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 46 yards and a touchdown. Those 46 rushing yards gave Leuck a new career-high. Atticus Enriquez was Leuck's top target, picking up 150 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Rancho Bernardo's loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Mt. Carmel, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Rancho Bernardo has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 159 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel has preferred to attack from the air: they average 287.4 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Rancho Bernardo took their win against Mt. Carmel in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 41-21. Does Rancho Bernardo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mt. Carmel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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