El Cerrito is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while De La Salle is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The El Cerrito Gauchos will welcome the De La Salle Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
El Cerrito is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Campolindo 49-0 at home on Friday. Given the Gauchos' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Cougars are ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, El Cerrito was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, De La Salle has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 16.5 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They skirted past St. Mary's 38-35.
El Cerrito's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for De La Salle, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
El Cerrito ended up a good deal behind De La Salle in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 31-12. Can El Cerrito avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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