The Barstow Aztecs will head out on the road to face off against the Chaffey Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Barstow is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Barstow's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Indio, posting a 35-0 win at home. Given the Aztecs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Rajahs are ranked 708th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kenny Benavidez went supernova for Barstow, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Dwayne Williams, who threw for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Barstow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Barstow's defense and their six sacks. Xavier Collins was especially locked on to Indio's QB and sacked him twice. Collins also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles (2.5 for loss). Barstow got some further help from Quentin Hunter: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (4.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, Chaffey came up short against Redlands on Saturday and fell 27-14.
Despite the defeat, Chaffey saw an underclassman step up: Alexis Almeida rushed for 109 yards.
Barstow's record now sits at 3-0. As for Chaffey, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Barstow against Chaffey in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 56-6 victory. In that matchup, Barstow amassed a halftime lead of 26-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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