De La Salle is 7-0 against Clayton Valley Charter since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The De La Salle Spartans will face off against the Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles at 7:00 p.m. De La Salle will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
De La Salle is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to California for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-10 victory. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by 21 points or more this season.
De La Salle had a senior duo take command as Dominic Kelley rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries and Derrick Blanche rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards Kelley has posted since back in September of 2023. Gregory Jones was another key player, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown.
De La Salle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 21 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Clayton Valley Charter got themselves on the board against Miramonte on Friday, but Miramonte never followed suit. They blew past the Matadors, posting a 35-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Ugly Eagles.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Moise Henderson and Hayezon Jackson. Henderson rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries while Jackson rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Clayton Valley Charter's defense made their presence known, laying out Carson Blair. four times. Logan Knapp was especially locked on to Miramonte's QB and sacked him twice.
Clayton Valley Charter has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.7 points per game. As for De La Salle, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Blanche and Jackson. Blanche just won't slow down this season and has run in 9 touchdowns while averaging 90.9 rushing yards per game. Jackson has been a dominant force too and has averaged 13.2 receiving yards per game.
Everything came up roses for De La Salle against Clayton Valley Charter in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 48-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for De La Salle since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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