Rocklin and Del Oro are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Rocklin Thunder will head out on the road to face off against the Del Oro Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rocklin has four straight victories, Del Oro has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Rocklin didn't have too much trouble with Granite Bay at home as they won 35-21. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Grizzlies are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Derek Keeley and he. Keeley rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown. Those 142 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, a win for Del Oro just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 34-14 to Jesuit.
Although Del Oro took the loss, they still got scores from Landon Vander Kooi and John Marcel Urquhart.
Rocklin pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Del Oro, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Rocklin against Del Oro in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 35-8 win. Does Rocklin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Del Oro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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