After only seven points in their last game, El Capitan made sure to put some points up on the board against Los Banos on Friday. The El Capitan Gauchos managed a 33-28 win over the Los Banos Tigers. For the Gauchos, this counts as revenge for the 59-20 defeat the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2015.
Lorenzo Peters continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 304 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 125.3 rushing yards per game. Diego Ultreras got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, El Capitan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
El Capitan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Ultreras picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. El Capitan got some further help from Logan Davenport: he made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
El Capitan is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Los Banos, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
El Capitan will take on Atwater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Atwater is coming into the matchup with three straight victories on the road, so El Capitan will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Los Banos, they will face off against Merced at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Merced knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Los Banos likes a good challenge.
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