It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mt. Diablo can now relate to. They lost 24-0 to the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons on Friday. The shutout was out of character for the Red Devils seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Lamar Ellis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 171 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry for Bishop O'Dowd. Ellis is becoming a predictor of the Dragons' success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
This is the second loss in a row for Mt. Diablo and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Bishop O'Dowd, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
Mt. Diablo does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bishop O'Dowd, they will head out on the road to take on St. Helena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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