The Dos Pueblos Chargers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Fillmore Flashes at 7:00 p.m. Dos Pueblos will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Dos Pueblos took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Santa Paula by a score of 29-21.
A big part of Dos Pueblos' win came down to the chemistry between Simon Alexander and his top target Ivan Velez. Alexander threw for 214 yards and four touchdowns while Velez picked up 165 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Velez torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards. Dos Pueblos also got a significant boost from Kaleb Williams, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
Dos Pueblos wouldn't let Santa Paula keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dos Pueblos can thank Nicolas Schares and Patrick Sullivan for forcing both of them. Dos Pueblos got some further help from Zach Gesswein: he made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Fillmore scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 35-28 to Agoura. While losing is never fun, the Flashes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 619th, while the Chargers are ranked 180th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Anthony Tafoya, who threw for 146 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Raymond Curiel was Tafoya's top target, picking up 25 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Dos Pueblos' victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Fillmore, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Dos Pueblos and Fillmore were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in March of 2021, but Dos Pueblos suffered an agonizing 14-13 loss. Can Dos Pueblos avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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