Atwater waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They strolled past the El Capitan Gauchos with points to spare, taking the game 42-24. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Falcons also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
It was another big night for Jeremiah Delarosa, who rushed for 129 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Seneca Ybarra II, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown.
Atwater wouldn't let El Capitan keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Atwater can thank Santos Vargas and Elijah Wunder for forcing both of them.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Atwater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 300 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Atwater pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for El Capitan, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Atwater has already played their next contest, a 28-14 win against Golden Valley on the 18th. As for El Capitan, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 54-32 loss against Merced on the 18th.
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