After each having a week off, the Mt. Diablo Red Devils and the Concord Bears will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Mt. Diablo sitting on three straight wins and Concord on four.
Mt. Diablo is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Castlemont last Friday as Mt. Diablo made off with a 55-32 victory.
Meanwhile, Concord beat Encinal 29-22 last Friday. With that win, the Bears brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
It was another big night for Jayden Reger, who rushed for 276 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 125.7 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Juan Gonzalez, who threw for 105 yards and a touchdown.
Concord was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 95.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 243.3.
Mt. Diablo's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Concord, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-2.
Mt. Diablo took their victory against Concord in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 48-26. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Concord's Monte Beam, who rushed for 177 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mt. Diablo to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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