After each having a week off, the Saint Mary's Panthers and the El Cerrito Gauchos will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Saint Mary's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.5 points per game this season.
Two weeks ago, Saint Mary's beat Kennedy 20-8.
Wyatt Swanson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 177 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, El Cerrito has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit two weeks ago. They lost 35-14 to De La Salle. That makes it the first time this season the Gauchos have let down their home crowd.
Although El Cerrito took the loss, they still got scores from Joezon Broussard and Jonathan Craft.
Saint Mary's now has a winning record of 3-2. As for El Cerrito, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.
Saturday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Saint Mary's has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 207.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like El Cerrito struggles in that department as they've been averaging 238.2. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Saint Mary's was dealt a bruising 56-0 defeat at the hands of El Cerrito in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. Will Saint Mary's have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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