Two dominant backs in Saliou Sow and Julian McMahan are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bishop O'Dowd Dragons will welcome the Monte Vista Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bishop O'Dowd has six straight wins, Monte Vista has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything went Bishop O'Dowd's way against San Leandro as Bishop O'Dowd made off with a 49-23 victory. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won six games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, a win for Monte Vista just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against San Ramon Valley, falling 38-7. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Wolves are ranked 31st).
The losing side was boosted by McMahan, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown.
Bishop O'Dowd pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26 points. As for Monte Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Bishop O'Dowd didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Monte Vista in their previous meeting back in September, but they still walked away with a 24-20 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was McMahan, who rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bishop O'Dowd still be able to contain McMahan? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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