Carmel is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while El Capitan is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Carmel Padres will host the El Capitan Vaqueros at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Carmel knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past 14 matches -- so hopefully El Capitan likes a good challenge.
Carmel is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 42-41 victory over Acalanes. The score was all tied up 28-28 at the break, but the Padres were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, El Capitan strolled past Silverado with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 33-19.
Carmel better keep an eye on Brandt Barker. He was instrumental in El Capitan's win, throwing for 308 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per attempt, and also punching in one rushing score. That's the most passing yards Barker has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Michael Valencia Ii, who picked up 134 receiving yards and one touchdown.
El Capitan's defense made their presence known, laying out Jace Weiss. six times. The heavy lifting was done by Tod Carter and Evan Ortega, who racked up four sacks between them. Ortega has been hot recently, having posted two or more sacks the last three times he's played. Another thorn in Silverado's side was Lukas Garcia, who made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
El Capitan's win bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Carmel, their victory bumped their record up to 14-0.
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