The Acalanes Dons will square off against the Campolindo Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Acalanes is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Heritage as Acalanes made off with a 34-14 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Josh Elerts was his usual excellent self, rushing for 134 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown.
Acalanes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Campolindo waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Pirates, posting a 40-7 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Pirates are ranked 423rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Micah Parker, who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. He is becoming a predictor of Campolindo's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 5-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Reid Habas also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Acalanes has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Campolindo, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
Acalanes was able to grind out a solid victory over Campolindo in their previous meeting on November 1st, winning 21-12. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Parker, who rushed for 206 yards while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Acalanes still be able to contain Parker? There's only one way to find out.
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