Portola has gone 4-0 against Cerritos recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Portola Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cerritos Dons at 7:00 p.m.
Portola is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a 24-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of Irvine.
Although Portola took the loss, they still got scores from Kaden Orosz, Diego Reyna, and Jamal Abdelkarim.
Portola wouldn't let Irvine keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Orosz was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing two fumbles and making five total tackles which he returned for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, while Cerritos put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Gahr. Cerritos strolled past Gahr with points to spare, taking the game 16-0. Given the Dons' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Gladiators are ranked 620th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Portola's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Cerritos, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Portola strolled past Cerritos when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a score of 14-0. Will Portola repeat their success, or does Cerritos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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