Vallejo hasn't had much luck against Salesian College Preparatory recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Vallejo Redhawks are taking a road trip to take on the Salesian College Preparatory Pride at 1:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Vallejo's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Bethel with a sharp 20-0 win. The match marked the Redhawks' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Vallejo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut David Buddha Bernstine Iii. Another thorn in Bethel's side was Kamil Cassius, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
Meanwhile, Salesian College Preparatory put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past St. Patrick-St. Vincent, posting a 49-6 win at home. The Pride's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Salesian College Preparatory to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marcus Burke, who threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Joseph Tarin was Burke's top target, picking up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Vallejo now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Salesian College Preparatory, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Vallejo was taken down by Salesian College Preparatory 35-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Can Vallejo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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