Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Diamond Bar). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat the Chino Cowboys 55-28. The Brahmas have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cowboys, too.
Quinton Mendoza went supernova for Diamond Bar, throwing for 263 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per attempt, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. A healthy portion of Mendoza's aerial production (138 yards to be exact) went to Collin Pearce.
Diamond Bar was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Diamond Bar didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Pearce.
Despite the loss, Chino still got an impressive performance from Cj Gibson, who picked up 195 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Gibson has been hot recently, having posted two or more receiving touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Diamond Bar's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7. As for Chino, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-6.
Diamond Bar wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 49-14 win against Walnut on the 1st. Chino has also already played their next game, a 28-21 victory against Covina on the 1st.
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