The Acalanes Dons's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Heritage Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Acalanes is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Dublin 42-13. The result was nothing new for the Dons, who have now won five contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
Josh Elerts had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. Tyler Winkles was another key player, throwing for 197 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was Acalanes' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Drew Mckenzie and Jack Cooney, who racked up six sacks between them. Mckenzie also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Meanwhile, Heritage never let their opponents score on Friday. They breezed by James Logan to the tune of 34-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Mekhi Adanandus was his usual excellent self, rushing for 146 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Jordan Kinnaird got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Heritage's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Acalanes, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Acalanes, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-14 loss to Heritage when the teams last played back in September of 2016. Thankfully for Acalanes, Nick Zell (who threw for 138 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 60 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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