The Mt. Diablo Red Devils will take on the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mt. Diablo is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Benicia just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were beaten by the Panthers 48-14. The Red Devils were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-7.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bishop O'Dowd, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They were the clear victors by a 44-23 margin over San Leandro on Friday. Considering the Dragons have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mt. Diablo better focus on containing Lamar Ellis and Christian Cermenelli-Johnson as the pair were huge in Bishop O'Dowd's win. Ellis rushed for 128 yards and one TD while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, while Cermenelli-Johnson threw for 118 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Cermenelli-Johnson's passing game has become a key predictor of Bishop O'Dowd's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 3-4 otherwise.
Bishop O'Dowd was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. They are 4-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Bishop O'Dowd has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.3 points over those games. As for Mt. Diablo, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
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