The Amador Valley Dons will challenge the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Amador Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
Amador Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Windsor by a score of 38-29.
Amador Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 449 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Dowd waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 23-15 victory over the Lions.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Saliou Sow and Jaxon Bell. Sow had a solid game and rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Bell was balling out in the loss, rushing for 183 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Bishop O'Dowd, adding 11 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Zach Brien: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 2-for-2 kicking extra points for an additional two.
Bishop O'Dowd pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.5 points per game. As for Amador Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Amador Valley has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 303.9 passing yards per game. Bishop O'Dowd, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 152.7 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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