After losing to Los Altos the last time they met, Covina decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Covina Colts secured a 23-18 W over the Los Altos Conquerors on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Colts.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Covina to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob Duronslet, who rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 151 yards on ten of 27 attempts. Kwame Parrish also helped out as he racked up 102 rushing yards.
Covina was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Los Altos only rushed for 56.
Los Altos' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Giovanni Gaeta, who picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Diego Castillo, who threw for 238 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (93 yards to be exact) also went to Alfredo Lopez.
Covina pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Los Altos, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Covina will venture away from home to square off against Diamond Bar at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Covina is facing Diamond Bar at the right time seeing as Diamond Bar is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Los Altos, they will head out on the road to face off against Chino at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Los Altos is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season.
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