Santa Gertrudis Academy hasn't had much luck against San Diego recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Santa Gertrudis Academy Lions will take on the San Diego Vaqueros at 7:00 p.m. Santa Gertrudis Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Santa Gertrudis Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Progreso, posting a 44-7 victory at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, San Diego came up short against Rio Hondo last Friday and fell 42-29.
San Diego's loss came about despite a quality game from Jayden Lozano, who rushed for ten yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 114 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes. San Diego also got a significant boost from Nicholas Luera, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.
San Diego wouldn't let Rio Hondo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. San Diego can thank Myke Gutierrez and Frank Soliz for forcing both of them. Soliz is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Santa Gertrudis Academy's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for San Diego, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2.
Santa Gertrudis Academy came up short against San Diego in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 34-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lozano, who threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown. Now that Santa Gertrudis Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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