El Cerrito is 6-0 against De Anza since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The El Cerrito Gauchos will be playing at home against the De Anza Dons at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (El Cerrito has four straight wins, De Anza has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
El Cerrito's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Pinole Valley 49-0. The Gauchos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
El Cerrito didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Tyree Johnson, Gary Youngblood, and Christopher Carr picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, a victory for De Anza just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Vallejo at home and fell 44-14.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jozhon Stallworth and Sedrick Vaughn. Vaughn had a great game and gained 114 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Stallworth was balling out in the loss, rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also picking up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown.
De Anza's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for El Cerrito, their record now sits at 7-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. El Cerrito has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 236 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like De Anza struggles in that department as they've been averaging 162.1. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for El Cerrito against De Anza when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 56-0 win. Will El Cerrito repeat their success, or does De Anza have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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