Vanden is 1-6 against Vacaville since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Vikings will challenge the Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Vanden's defense has only allowed 10.6 points per game this season, so Vacaville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Vanden was handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Rodriguez last Friday. The Vikings were the clear victors by a 28-7 margin over the Mustangs. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Mustangs are ranked 433rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Vacaville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They strolled past the Mustangs with points to spare, taking the game 42-25. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 42-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs cut but never quite recovered from.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Roman Conner-Owens and Dylan Borjesson. Conner-Owens rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries while Borjesson rushed for 104 yards and a pair of scores. Vacaville is undefeated when Conner-Owens posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Vacaville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dino Menicou and Chance Fritch.
Vacaville's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Vanden, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Vanden lost to Vacaville on the road by a decisive 31-13 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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