De Anza hasn't had much luck against El Cerrito recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The De Anza Dons will venture away from home to square off against the El Cerrito Gauchos at 7:00 p.m.
De Anza is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They took a blow against Vallejo, falling 44-14.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jozhon Stallworth and Sedrick Vaughn. Vaughn had a great game and gained 114 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Stallworth was balling out in the loss, rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also picking up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, El Cerrito had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They never let the Spartans onto the board and left with a 49-0 win. The Gauchos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
El Cerrito didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Tyree Johnson, Gary Youngblood, and Christopher Carr picked up one apiece.
De Anza's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for El Cerrito, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. De Anza has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 162.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like El Cerrito struggles in that department as they've been averaging 236. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
De Anza was dealt a bruising 56-0 defeat at the hands of El Cerrito in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can De Anza avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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