El Cerrito is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while De La Salle is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The El Cerrito Gauchos will welcome the De La Salle Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
El Cerrito's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 49-0 win over Campolindo. Given the Gauchos' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Cougars are ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, El Cerrito was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, De La Salle has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 16.5 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past St. Mary's 38-35.
El Cerrito's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for De La Salle, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Things could have been worse for El Cerrito, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 31-12 loss to De La Salle when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can El Cerrito avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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