San Marcos has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will square off against the Chino Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. San Marcos is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.7 points per game this season.
San Marcos will bounce into Friday's match after beating Dos Pueblos, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. San Marcos blew past Dos Pueblos, posting a 42-0 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Royals just coasted through the last quarter.
San Marcos' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cole Dominguez, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. That's the most rushing yards Dominguez has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Nathan Jones, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns.
San Marcos was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Chino earned a 28-21 victory over Covina on Friday.
Maximus Barroso was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 124 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Chino also got a significant boost from Raymond Chia, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 100 yards.
Chino's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-6. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.0 points per game. As for San Marcos, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3-1 record this season.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant wideouts against one another: Jones and Cj Gibson. Jones just won't slow down this season and has run in 14 touchdowns while averaging 60.7 rushing yards per game. Gibson has been a dominant force too and has caught 13 touchdowns while averaging 83.3 receiving yards per game.
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