The Santa Fe Chiefs will head out to challenge the El Rancho Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Santa Fe on the road against Whittier as the squad secured a 40-8 victory. The Chiefs pushed the score to 40-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cardinals cut but never quite recovered from.
Devin Clark was his usual excellent self, rushing for 162 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Xander Arias was another key player, gaining 94 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Santa Fe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask El Rancho). They took their game on the road two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 47-14 win over California. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
A big part of El Rancho's win came down to the chemistry between Ryan Dominguez and his top target Andrew Guerrero. Dominguez threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns while Guerrero gained 286 total yards and three touchdowns. Guerrero also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because El Rancho is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
El Rancho wouldn't let California keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Javier Hernandez was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Santa Fe has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for El Rancho, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Santa Fe beat El Rancho 35-25 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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