The Fontana Steelers will take on the Mary Star of the Sea Stars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fontana's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Bloomington 43-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Steelers.
Winston Velasquez had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 68 yards. Akari Augustine got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Fontana was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Fontana didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Augustine and Rashawn Williams. Williams also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Fontana is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Mary Star of the Sea came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 52-8 win over the Cougars.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mary Star of the Sea to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tanner Rollins, who threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Rollins has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Washington Iv, who gained 201 total yards and a touchdown.
Mary Star of the Sea's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.8 points per game. As for Fontana, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
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