The Cerritos Dons will head out on the road to take on the Highland Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cerritos knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Highland likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Cerritos was fully in charge, breezing past Artesia 36-7. The Dons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Cerritos' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dikshanta Adhikari, who picked up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. Ruben Castro did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 129 receiving yards.
Cerritos didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jacob Hoosac, Michael Quibrantar, Uriah Archie, and Labrenton Wilson picked up one apiece. Hoosac also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Highland, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They strolled past Palmdale with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 40-22.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Justin Wyatt Jr. and Joshua Suarez. Wyatt Jr. had a great game and threw for 237 yards and five touchdowns. Meanwhile, Suarez did his best for the losing side, throwing for 239 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a rushing score.
Highland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Highland's defense made their presence known, laying out Suarez. four times. The heavy lifting was done by Albert Betson Jr and Jamarieh Hector, who racked up all four sacks between them. Hector is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played.
Highland pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Cerritos, their record is now 8-2.
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