Acalanes is 0-3 against Clayton Valley Charter since October of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Acalanes Dons will head out to take on the Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Acalanes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.7 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Acalanes beat Miramonte 35-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dons.
Josh Elerts was a one-man wrecking crew for Acalanes as he rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Elerts didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made a tackle. Another player making a difference was Niko White, who picked up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Acalanes wouldn't let Miramonte keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Acalanes can thank Brady Wall and Elerts for forcing both of them. Wall also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Another thorn in Miramonte's side was Drew Mckenzie, who picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Clayton Valley Charter waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 29-22 victory over the Knights.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Hayezon Jackson and Roman Mercado. Jackson had a great game and rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Mercado was balling out in the loss, picking up 192 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Clayton Valley Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Las Lomas only rushed for 50.
Acalanes' win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Clayton Valley Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Acalanes has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 186.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Clayton Valley Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 180.8. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Acalanes was dealt a bruising 49-3 defeat at the hands of Clayton Valley Charter when the teams last played back in September of 2018. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Acalanes was down 35-3.
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