The Amador Valley Dons will face off against the Las Lomas Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Amador Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Amador Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 54-48 to California. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (32), the Dons still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Amador Valley got top-tier performance from Tristan Tia, who threw for 412 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. With that strong performance, Tia is now averaging an impressive 303.9 passing yards per game. Ben Stout was Tia's top target, picking up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Amador Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Las Lomas was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Acalanes by a score of 21-14. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Knights were the (much) better team in the second half.
Las Lomas got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dylan Thomas out in front who rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 153 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Thomas has posted since back in October of 2023. Roman Mercado was another key player, picking up 104 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Las Lomas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Cole Silva led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Cole Havrilenko is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Amador Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Las Lomas, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Amador Valley has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 303.9 passing yards per game. Las Lomas, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 171.4 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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