The Cate Rams will face off against the Orcutt Academy Spartans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Cate sitting on five straight victories and Orcutt Academy on four.
Cate is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Laguna Blanca 43-0 on the road. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Owls are ranked 45th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Orcutt Academy gave up the first points last Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 38-28 win over Thacher. The Spartans pushed the score to 38-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Toads cut but never quite recovered from.
Orcutt Academy had a senior duo take command as Ryan Dollahite gained 174 total yards and two touchdowns and Joaquin Perez rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance also gave Dollahite a new career-high in rushing yards. Moses Aguirre was another key player, rushing for 45 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Orcutt Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Orcutt Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Isaac Noble, Dollahite, and Aguirre picked up one apiece.
Cate pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Orcutt Academy, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Cate against Orcutt Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, as the squad secured a 55-0 victory. Does Cate have another victory up their sleeve, or will Orcutt Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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