The Dominguez Dons will head out to challenge the Gardena Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Dominguez: 16.5, Gardena: 3.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Dominguez's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Aliso Niguel offense got past them. Dominguez lost 35-15 to Aliso Niguel on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 493rd, while the Wolverines are ranked 196th).
Despite the loss, Dominguez got top-tier performance from Kahmi Williams, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Williams' longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Dominguez also got help from Skyedann Bobo-Gunther, who showed off his sure hands for 94 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Gardena put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Dymally at home to the tune of 55-6. With the Panthers ahead 35-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Gardena can attribute much of their success to Isaiah Kim, who threw for 151 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Xavier Grant helped Kim out on the ground, rushing for 88 yards on only six carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Dominguez and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Gardena, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
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