The Dominguez Dons will venture away from home to challenge the Gardena Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Dominguez: 16.5, Gardena: 3.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Dominguez's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Aliso Niguel offense got past them. Dominguez came up short against Aliso Niguel on Friday, falling 35-15. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 493rd, while the Wolverines are ranked 196th).
Dominguez might have lost, but man, Kahmi Williams was a machine: he rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Williams' longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Skyedann Bobo-Gunther also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 94 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Gardena put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 55-6 victory over Dymally. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-0.
Gardena can attribute much of their success to Isaiah Kim, who threw for 151 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Xavier Grant helped Kim out on the ground, rushing for 88 yards on only six carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Dominguez and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Gardena, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Dominguez has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 165.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Gardena struggles in that department as they've been averaging 162.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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