Walnut is 1-7 against Los Altos since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mustangs will host the Conquerors at 7:00 p.m.
Walnut came into this matchup off a tough 20-point loss last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Covina by a score of 24-21 on Thursday.
Walnut might have lost, but man, Christopher Mardueno was a machine: he rushed for 92 yards and two scores. Mardueno also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending one pass.
Meanwhile, Los Altos strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They strolled past Diamond Bar with points to spare, taking the game 49-35. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Conquerors' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Brahmas are ranked 444th).
Walnut better keep an eye on DIEGO CASTILLO. He was instrumental in Los Altos' win, rushing for 91 yards and a pair of TDs on only ten carries, while also throwing for 258 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards CASTILLO has posted since back in November of 2024. JOSIAH CORTEZ was CASTILLO's top target, picking up 124 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Walnut now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Los Altos, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Walnut was taken down by Los Altos 38-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of CASTILLO, who rushed for 54 yards and two TDs, and also threw for 244 yards and one touchdown while completing 84.2% of his passes. Now that the Mustangs know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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